General Sisi’s visit to London will not just undermine Egyptians’ confidence in democratic values they once cherished – it will encourage their radicalisationOnly 13 days after John Kerry,the US secretary of state, opined that the Egyptian military was “restoring democracy”, and a bullet missed my head by inches when that same military opened fire on peaceful protesters in the heart of Cairo.
Another bullet on this day in August 2013 did not miss,however, striking my arm and shattering my bone. My US passport (I am an Egyptian-American) was no protection.
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Source: theguardian.com