Sunday, July 1, 2012

Egypt: Setting the Precedence for Change


           About two weeks ago, the civilians of Egypt experienced their first real taste of democracy; freely electing their presidential leader. On 18 June 2012, The Muslim Brotherhood declared their candidate, Mohammed Morsi, as being the first Islamist to be named head of state in the Arab World (Snow, 2012). This alone is seen as quite an accomplishment following the 2011 Egyptian uprisings during the Arab Spring; however, their road to reform has just begun.

            Almost immediately after the elections concluded, newly elected President Morsi announced his intent to name a woman, as well as a Coptic Christian, as his two new Vice Presidents (Staff, 2012).  The President’s spokesman has told sources that this will be done as an attempt to ease fears of the Muslim Brotherhood and help clear the uneasiness of what having an Islamist leader might mean for Egypt (Staff, 2012). Morsi took his official oath of office this past Saturday, bringing nearly six decades of corrupt leadership and military rule to an end (Snow, 2012).

            The progress being made in Egypt has set the precedence for developing countries across the globe. The Republic of Mauritius, arguably one of the most remote island countries in the world, has since decided to follow Egypt’s lead. Spending the summer in Mauritius, I can attest to the tireless efforts being made by those native to this beautiful little country to achieve a much aspired sense of equality across all realms of society. Working in cooperation with the US Embassy and the Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development, and Family Welfare; we have managed to successfully organize and implement the first Women’s Political Training Institute in this nation. This institute consists of two separate programs; the “Training of the Trainers”, and the “Candidate Training”. Each of these programs aims at auspiciously educating empowered women on the necessary knowledge needed to be successful in political leadership. This is a concept that has not yet been introduced in this country, but we hope to see that change upon the conclusion of this highly informative program.

            This is only one of the many countries expected to be affected by the recent accomplishments of Egypt (Staff, 2012). In due time, we hope to see immense progress being made in the elimination of corrupt governments around the world.



Snow, K. (2012). Islamist Mohammed Morsi sworn in as Egypt president. World News on mbc.com.

Staff, C. W. (2012). Egypt's new president to pick woman, Christian VPs. CNN International.

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