Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. This week,Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi set in place a law that will put more restrictions on aid groups. El-Sisi had delayed signing the bill, which had been approved by Egypt's Parliament in November, and after criticism from the west and threats to impose sanctions on Egypt.
Many see his signing of the legislation into law as a sign that President Trump is willing to turn a blind eye to human rights issues as long as the fight against terrorism is enforced.
The move by el-Sisi came just days after more than two dozen Coptic Christians were ambushed and killed on the first day of Ramadan. El-Sisi responded by launching air strikes in Libya.
Sahar Aziz is a former non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution and is professor at Texas A&M School of Law and author of "Rethinking Counterterrorism in the Age of ISIS." She has recently written approximately how President Trump's contradictory statements during his recent visit to the Middle East will effect cramped to bring peace,stability to the people there.
Source: thetakeaway.org