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Eye on the World: another Egyptian revolution?
Updated 7/3/2013. Next update will be on Monday, July 8.
In 2011, one of the highest-profile results of the “Arab Spring” was that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who’d been in power 30 years, stepped down and the country’s provisional government promised democratic reforms. Two years later, the streets of Egypt once again filled with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, many of whom called for the resignation of President Mohammed Morsi amid a weak economy and worsening security. On Wednesday afternoon, the Egyptian military intervened, informing Morsi that he was no longer the head of state. As of Wednesday afternoon, the country’s constitution had been suspended and the military planned to convene religious and civil leaders to work out a “roadmap” for political transition.
Precarious as a political situation may be, it isn’t beyond the reach of our prayers, because God’s government — which defends universal dignity and upholds safety — is available to all. This reality is capable of being realized in Egypt and elsewhere.
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