Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 20:15
As the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood steps into Egypt's power vacuum, the youth-led secular movement is being pushed aside. Have Egypt's secularists gone from the frying pan into the fire?
The recent revolution in Egypt was led primarily by young, secular-minded people seeking democratic process and freedom from former President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year dictatorship. A major turning point in the revolution came when military leaders announced that they would not fire on civilians -- effectively telling Mubarak that his days were numbered.
