Egyptian soccer fans put youth disillusion with elections on public display
By James M. Dorsey
As Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi struggled this week to get Egyptians to cast their vote in parliamentary elections, militant soccer fans put widespread youth disillusionment with the president’s autocratic rule on public display.
More than 10,000 fans rushed in response to a call by Ultras Ahlawy, the militant …
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