Egypt's Opposition Pulls Back

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In The Media

Egypt's Opposition Pulls Back

By Amr Hamzawy

Published on Oct 10, 2007

Source: National Public Radio

Carnegie Senior Associate Amr Hamzawy appeared on National Public Radio to discuss how democracy is taking hold in Egypt since Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's speech in Cairo two years ago. Hamzawy says opposition to Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has lost much of its momentum.

Click here to listen to the broadcast.

About the Author

Amr Hamzawy

Director, Middle East Program

Amr Hamzawy is a senior fellow and the director of the Carnegie Middle East Program. His research and writings focus on Egypt’s and other middle powers’ involvement in regional security in the Middle East, particularly through collective diplomacy and multilateral conflict resolution

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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