Islamists, Secularists, and the Future of Egypt

Thursday, February 7, 2013
Speaker
AbdulMawgoud Dardery
Member and Foreign Relations Committee Spokesperson, Freedom and Justice Party
Presider
Ed Husain
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Ed Husain leads a wide-ranging discussion with AbdulMawgoud Dardery of the political challenges facing Egypt and the Freedom and Justice Party's vision for the country's future.

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