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December 11, 2012

West Expects Too Much, Too Soon of Arab Spring

Nabila Ramdani, London Evening Standard

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Egypt should not be written off as a failed democracy before its leader has even had a chance to govern.

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TAGGED: Egypt, Arab Spring, Middle East

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