tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236287680279881913.post8226757289675670394..comments2023-09-30T04:40:46.333-07:00Comments on The Galia Perspective: egyptGaliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18021061780263906105noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236287680279881913.post-46932728169981735952011-02-02T10:19:02.497-08:002011-02-02T10:19:02.497-08:00I'm not by far as optimistic as you are, Galia...I'm not by far as optimistic as you are, Galia. I also watched the news but what stricked me in the demonstrations was the number of women wearing veils and niqabs. And what I have printed in my retina right now is what this veiled (and young) woman was screaming: she was complaining not about corrurption, lack of opportunities for young people or lack of affordable staple products, no, she was mad at Moubarak because he forbid women from wearing the niqab at the university!!!<br />And, if the Muslims brothers end up in power in Egypt (and it is very plausible since they are the most organized force within the opposition), do you think they are likely to enforce the Camp DAvid agreement and recognize the existence of Israel? I'm not so sure about that. I was happy for the Tunisians and I'm quite hopeful that they will be able to install some kind of more democratic regime but I think that for the Egyptians, that's a completely different story.Delphinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046552425704039611noreply@blogger.com