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Transition disputed, as Islamists and seculars ‘face-off’ in Tahrir Square

"As tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, the political fissures between former allies was all to evident as Islamists and liberals ‘faced off’ in fierce disputes over the subsequent transition. The demonstration “turned into a contest ……between Islamists and other activists over whether to celebrate the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak or to rally against the continued rule of the generals who took power,” The New York Times reports, citing palpable tensions between the Muslim Brotherhood and secular activists: Egypt’s best-known contemporary author, the liberal novelist and (...)" Read more