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Tag Archives: Egypt
Politics of Beards: Post-Mubarak Egypt Edition
In Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood members generally tend to go with the full but well-groomed beard and moustache. However Salafists – the ultraconservative fundamentalist Muslims – like to let their beards grow long and wild, often leaving their upper lip clean-shaven as a nod to how … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, culture, Egypt, fun, humor, international relations, micro-institutions everywhere, Middle East, politics, Syria
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Egyptian Elections and the Paradox of Democracy
One phrase I kept hearing over and over last week in coverage of Egypt’s election results is that the two frontrunners were each “worse than the other.” The two top finishers, Mohamed Morsi and and Ahmed Shafiq, received a combined … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Spring, democracy, Egypt, elections, formal theory, game theory, institutions, Middle East, paradoxes, politics
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