Despite the understandable talk about the Muslim Brotherhood, the revolt in Egypt (and throughout the Middle East) has not been about religion, but about economic opportunity and freedom. This is a secular issue. While this does not guarantee that religious extremists will not come to power in the midst of chaos, it suggests that there is tremendous pressure against that scenario.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/world/middleeast/16islam.html?hp=&pagewanted=all
This is not a good sign for democracy: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/world/middleeast/12egypt.html
Tunisia has a very proud civil, secular tradition that includes women's rights. With the collapse…
Serious human rights abuses in Egypt remain: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/world/middleeast/18missing.html?hp=&pagewanted=all
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DR. LAURENCE H. KANT (LARRY KANT), MYSTIC SCHOLAR: Engaged Mysticism and Scholarship in the Pursuit of Wisdom;
Discovering meaning in every issue and facet of life; Integrating scholarship, spirituality, mysticism, poetry, community, economics, and politics seamlessly.
Historian of Religion: Ph.D., Yale University, 1993 (Department of Religious Studies); Exchange Scholar, Harvard University, Rabbinics, 1983-84; M.A., 1982, Yale, 1982 (Department of Religious Studies); M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School, 1981; B.A., Classics (Greek and Latin), Tufts University, 1978; Wayland High School (Wayland, MA), 1974.
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