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Ali Ahmida discusses the state of affairs in Egypt on ‘Maine Calling’ after his return from Cairo

Ali Ahmida
Ali Ahmida

On April 6,  Ali Ahmida, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Political Science, was a guest on MPBN’s “Maine Calling” program to discuss current events in Egypt.

Ahmida had recently returned from a five-day trip to Cairo, Egypt, and was asked to describe the current attitudes of the city’s residents. He noted that while many people expressed unhappiness with the sense of confusion and the economic situation, others were grateful that the country had a sense of stability that it was previously lacking.

“There is... a variety of opinions,” Ahmida explained. “You can feel there is a sense that there is a crisis; there is confusion; there is also dismay about their liveliness, but also some confessed that stability is important before we want to have the freedom, the rule of law and the representation.”

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