Kwasi Kwarteng MP: We should be wary of intervening in polarised, vulnerable, pivotal Egypt
Arriving in Cairo is always exciting. It’s hot, dusty, noisy, and very much a city of the developing world. It is also, by population, one of the largest cities in the world.
I first visited Egypt in 1998 as a student, and it was a more secular place then than it is today. Hijabs are now much more commonly worn, the consumption of alcohol is more frowned on, and it is less widely available. But outwardly most things aren’t that different. Over the last four years I have visited Egypt on a number of delegations with the Conservative Middle East Council to try and find out what is going on. I was particularly pleased to introduce a Westminster Hall debate on this important subject earlier this week.....
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