Why the United States Didn’t See Egypt Coming

Long before the recent upheavals in Egypt, there were hints that change in the country was in the works.

by Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

Long before the recent upheavals in Egypt, there were hints that change in the country was in the works.

In August 2009, Michael Slackman of The New York Times published an article entitled “Hints of Pluralism in Egyptian Religious Debates”, in which he discussed how the internet had allowed for the widespread circulation within …