Egyptian soccer player criticizes Sisi in reflection of mounting discontent
By James M. Dorsey
Criticism this week by soccer player Ahmed al-Merghani of general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s hard-handed repression of dissent and failure to defeat a mushrooming insurgency in the Sinai peninsula signals mounting discontent in Egypt.
Mr. Al-Merghani’s comments on his Facebook page are indicative because they suggested the …
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