Muslim Brotherhood's leader Mohammed Badie has congratulated his countrymen on adoption of a new constitution and urged them to “begin to build the renaissance of our country with free will, good intentions and strong determination, men, women, Muslims
and Christians.”
Sadly, this is exactly which is not going to happen. Yes, it’s a rebirth but of a divided and disunited Egypt. Constitution is the fundamental document which can keep a country united provided it has got the backing of all the quarters of
the society. Unfortunately the draft constitution which was first hastily pushed through the Constituent Assembly without much debate in public domain and then through a controversial referendum, negates the congratulatory words by Badie.
The results show the deep fissure in the Egyptian society as the turnout was only 32.9 percent, out of which around 64 percent voted “yes”. It means only 20 percent of registered voters have approved the document. Now the revolution which brought down a dictator faces negation of its own building blocks — empowerment of youth, women and religious minorities, and unconditional guarantee of human rights for all.
New dictatorship
