Egypt
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Egypt is a socioeconomic ticketing time bomb. The situation in Egypt's day-to-day circumstances of living, have been difficult for a long time and have worsened since the revolution and removal of Mubarak. The biggest challenge they're facing today is an economic crises.
One in four Egyptians lives below the international poverty line of $2 a day per person and 13 percent of the population is currently out of work.
The North African country's unemployment rate reached 13.2% in 2013, according to a report by Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
More than 162,000 Egyptians lost their jobs in 2012 alone, according to government statistics. Overall unemployment stood at 12.6 percent in June 2012 when Morsi took office.
Thep crime has tripled since 2010.The number of reported armed robberies increased more than tenfold from 233 incidents in 2010 to 2,807 incidents in 2012. Home invasions rose nearly 60 percent;from 7,368 incidents in 2010 to 11,699 robberies in 2012. And car thefts more than tripled from 4,973 thefts in 2010 to 21,166 thefts in 2012, according to the Financial Times.
Food and beverages are on fire! The prices have increased by 8.9 percent, but over half the population can't afford food. Businesses have plummeted. Long lines outside gas stations have caused huge traffic jams. Rolling blackouts have become common thing across the country.
The worst part is that about 83 percent of women had been sexually harassed. 91 women have been raped in the last four days in what they call "A Circle of Death." Female protestors are being beaten with metal chains, sticks, and chairs, attacked with knives, sexually assaulted and even raped with sharp objects. Nearly half of victims believed the problem has worsened since the 2011 revolution. About 83 percent that surveyed said they do not feel safe in the street.
As you all may or may not know the US and Egypt are allies. For the most part Obama had been sending Egypt annual military aids. But since the last president was tossed out, the US plans to end their alliance.
Now is not the time to cut military aid when Egypt needs us most. President Obama’s call for a reassessment of U.S. aid should focus on how we can help Egypt, rather than on whether we should. Action is urgent and should be expedited!
Foreign Relations, says military assistance is pretty much the only card the United States can play to put a stop to violence and restart civilization. My question to you is what’s your take on the state of repression in Egypt today? And is it too late? Is there still a chance for a democracy and hope for the uprising generation?
