Special report | Sisi's reign
Egypt is again under military rule, but Sisi lacks Nasser’s appeal
The military dictatorship is back, stronger than ever but also less ideological
EGYPTIANS SOMETIMES call their country umm ad-dunya, the “mother of the world”. Egypt has never lacked a distinct identity: the sons of the Nile are heirs to one of the world’s oldest civilisations. Theirs is the most populous Arab state, a bridge between the heartlands to the east and the Maghreb to the west.
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “The new Nasserism”
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