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Source: http://realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/PS-4_21_05_MME.html
Will the Next Democratic Revolution Be Egypt's?
(RealClearPolitics) Mona Makram-Ebeid - The momentum for political and constitutional reform in Egypt is gathering pace. There is a general consensus in Egypt: substantial reform of some kind is necessary and long overdue. Most importantly, liberal voices in Egypt are not merely a response to U.S. democratic initiatives. They are a homegrown challenge to an entrenched political order, and they are riding a powerful historical current. The writer, a former member of Egypt's Parliament, is Professor of Political Science at the American University, Cairo.