Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt

Protesters again are demanding bread, freedom and social justice under new president Mohamed Morsi.

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On the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, people have once again gathered in squares across the country to protest continued economic inequality under President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. Protesters have many of the same chants today as they call for bread, freedom and social justice and for the downfall of the regime, Nation contributor Sharif Abdel Kouddous told Amy Goodman on Friday’s Democracy Now! Clashes have been breaking out near Tahrir Square and in Alexandria.

Alec Luhn

Sharif Abdel Kouddous last reported for The Nation on Egypt's constitutional crisis.

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