In a move almost expressly designed to humiliate the already beleaguered Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian belly dancer Sama El-Masry has announced her bid for a parliamentary seat representing the home district of ousted Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi.
The arrest of the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood marks a momentous development in the already tumultuous dynamics of Egypt’s political crisis.
As Egypt’s political crisis further intensifies, ElBaradei’s resignation exposes the growing rifts within the country’s interim coalition government.
Morsi’s attempt to consolidate power by intervening into the operations of Egypt’s (so far) independent judiciary has been as clumsy as his other efforts.
