European Foundation for Democracy

On 22nd June 2011, Time Magazine published an article which is worth analysing. The title – clean and telling – was “Why the Muslim Brotherhood Are Egypt’s Best Democrats”. The article’s thesis was the following: “Of all political groups to have emerged since the fall of Hosni Mubarak – including the myriad youth movements, secular parties, leftists and remnants of the old National Democratic Party – the Muslim Brotherhood seems to have the best understanding of how democracy works.”

After 25th January 2011, 19^th March could become an historical date to remember for Egyptians. For the first time after Mubarak's fall, as matter of fact for the first time in modern history, Egyptians have the opportunity to give their opinion on whether to vote "Yes" and amend their constitution, or to vote "No" and abolish it in favour of a completely new one.

According to an interview with German newspaper the "Jüdische Allgemeine," Wahied Wahdat-Hagh says that the Iranian regime will not be toppled as easy as in Egypt. Noting the broader political spectrum amongst the Iranian opposition, as well as the effects of police repression and imprisoning intellectuals, he notes that the two scenarios are very different.