Talk: Egypt Divided -- Democracy in Danger | Quadriga

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Channel: DW News · 2012 · News & Politics

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A controversial decree issued by Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi gives him sweeping new powers. The opposition quickly accused him of trying to usher in a new era of autocracy, but Mursi claims he is acting to protect Egypt's fledgling democracy. Is Egypt's fledgling democracy in danger?

Guests: 
Samir Nasir- is a freelance film-director, editor and lecturer. 
Jan Kuhlmann -- After studying History and Islamic Studies in Hamburg Jan Kuhlmann started his journalistic career at the Kieler Nachrichten. 
Thomas Hasel -- is a German journalist and political scientist. He studied at the Universities of Munich, Paris and Berlin. His 2002 doctorate examined the conflict in Algeria between Islamists and the state.
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