Thursday, December 6, 2012

Egypt: From Mubarak to Morsi to ...?

It's been almost two years since Egypt has rebelled against and gotten rid of their leader, Hosni Mubarak. Protesters wanted a better government and some Westerners were hopeful that Egypt would become a true democracy. Muhammad Morsi was elected as President of Egypt back in the summer of 2012. Sounds like the beginnings of a democracy. But, recently, Morsi has made it clear that he wants a lot more power than the typical president is supposed to have and Egyptians are back on the streets protesting.

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