More protesting and deaths downtown this week as some citizens are trying to convince the military authorities to turn over the country to a civilian council until elections are completed. Guess what? Probably will not happen. The Egyptians gleefully handed power to the Army last year in February 2011 after Mubarak stepped down. Now they are disenchanted to the point of being really pissed off about the lack of change, security and faith in the elections coming up in a couple of weeks. In other words the country is tense and anxious.
There are 13 candidates that have only 30 days to campaign. Some names are men from the Mubarak era and others are new names but mostly Islamists. My choice would be the youngest guy at 40 years old; he is active as a lawyer for labor and has a strong understanding of economics. But of course most people I talk to will vote for the name they saw the most in the papers rather than researching political platforms or listening to debates (which were cancelled due to the violence downtown). Mmmmm, politics in Egypt. Personally I think the parliament should be scrapped since most of them are Islamists with religious agendas (such as passing a law to have sex with your dead wife for up to 6 hours after death). Why????? Come on, the country needs thinkers and doers to enhance the lives of the majority and not interpret hadiths or whatever and put it on the law books. I am sure Mubarak is having the last laugh from his prison cell at the mess Egypt is making with its newly elected parliament.
I am hoping the day will come when people have the right to contest contracts in a court of law that will listen, that women will have rights EQUAL to men in all instances (female judge votes count as a half vote) and more people are educated than uneducated. I am looking forward to a country that enacts laws to protect children, women and animals (all treated badly in too many instances).
Yes, politics in Egypt is definitely unique. I will update later to let you know what happens.
There are 13 candidates that have only 30 days to campaign. Some names are men from the Mubarak era and others are new names but mostly Islamists. My choice would be the youngest guy at 40 years old; he is active as a lawyer for labor and has a strong understanding of economics. But of course most people I talk to will vote for the name they saw the most in the papers rather than researching political platforms or listening to debates (which were cancelled due to the violence downtown). Mmmmm, politics in Egypt. Personally I think the parliament should be scrapped since most of them are Islamists with religious agendas (such as passing a law to have sex with your dead wife for up to 6 hours after death). Why????? Come on, the country needs thinkers and doers to enhance the lives of the majority and not interpret hadiths or whatever and put it on the law books. I am sure Mubarak is having the last laugh from his prison cell at the mess Egypt is making with its newly elected parliament.
I am hoping the day will come when people have the right to contest contracts in a court of law that will listen, that women will have rights EQUAL to men in all instances (female judge votes count as a half vote) and more people are educated than uneducated. I am looking forward to a country that enacts laws to protect children, women and animals (all treated badly in too many instances).
Yes, politics in Egypt is definitely unique. I will update later to let you know what happens.
