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“I think Egyptians just rose up and said we don\u2019t like the direction Egypt is going in. It\u2019s not because we don\u2019t love Muslims \u2013 most of us are Muslims \u2013 but we don\u2019t like the idea of an Islamist Egypt,” says Kate Seelye, senior vice president of the non-partisan Middle East Institute. Watch our discussion with her about the ongoing unrest in Egypt in the wake of Mohamed Morsi’s removal from office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“I think Egyptians just rose up and said we don\u2019t like the direction Egypt is going in. It\u2019s not because we don\u2019t love Muslims \u2013 most of us are Muslims \u2013 but we don\u2019t like the idea of an Islamist Egypt,” says Kate Seelye, senior vice president of the non-partisan Middle East Institute. 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