Thousands of Egyptians Protest Anti-Protest Law

Juan Cole 11/30/2013

On Friday, thousands of Egyptians protested Egypt’s Draconian anti-protest law. Most were Muslim Brothers, but leftists and liberals also rejected the law, which requires protesters to apply to police for permission to gather at least 3 days beforehand.

Reuters reports:

On Thursday, the dreaded state security police arrested famed blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and charged him with protesting without a permit.

Veteran Middle East journalist Leila Fadel expertly explains the situation in Egypt on PBS Newshour:

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page