POMED Notes: Hill Event on Democracy in Egypt
October 10th, 2008 by Tariq
On Tuesday, the American Islamic Congress held a Capitol Hill lunch event on prospects of Democratic reform in Egypt entitled, “Democracy in Egypt: Can It Wait?” Speakers included Sherif Mansour of Freedom House, Dr. Dwight Bashir of the U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom, and Atef Al-Saadawy of the National Endowment for Democracy, moderated by Zahir Janmohamed of Amnesty International.
Speakers called for rescinding the Emergency Status law and highlighted the need for a more independent legislature and judiciary.
For POMED’s notes on the event, click here.
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