Egypt: The Real War Now is Between Secularists and Islamists

While the people of Egypt are fighting Hosni Mubarak and his supporters, there are many other battles being waged there right now. Most important of them is the struggle for dominance between radical Muslim Brotherhood and relatively liberal-secular faction of other leaders. The outcome of this struggle may actually be the deciding factor in the ongoing struggle between radicals and secularists within the global Islamic community.

The protests going on in Egypt against Hosni Mubarak are not just about upstaging an unpopular leader. In the streets of Cairo, right now, the people of Egypt are simultaneously fighting many other proxy wars on behalf of many other actors. In fact, some of those wars may actually be of a far greater significance than the future of Mr Mubarak, especially in terms of long term consequences for the whole global community.

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