The Odd Couple in Cairo
Editorial, The National (United Arab Emirates) | June 7, 2010
Though united in their efforts to reform Egypt, Mohammed ElBaradei and Mohammed Said al Katatni do make for odd comrades in Cairo’s political arena. ++ Mr. ElBaradei is a committed secular liberal, while his partner is the head of the Muslim Brotherhood bloc in parliament. ++ Not surprisingly, there are claims that “the alliance amounts to little more than a fig leaf to broaden the appeal of both parties.” ++ While neither man is too enthralled by the other’s convictions, their alliance “is also Egypt’s best chance for political reform.”
