Past Event
Egypt’s New Constitution: Step Forward or Step Back?
With the referendum on the new Constitution set for January 14/15, Egypt is at another critical juncture in its political transition.
In this Ground Truth Briefing, experts discuss the new Constitution, political developments on the ground, and the U.S.-Egyptian relationship.
Event Sponsors
Speakers
Amr Moussa
Head of the 50-Member Constitutional Committee, former Secretary General of the Arab League and former Egyptian Foreign Minister
Moushira Khattab
Former Public Policy Scholar;
First Vice Chair of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; Former Ambassador of Egypt to South Africa and to the Federal Republic of Czechoslovakia; and Former Egyptian Minister of Family and Population
First Vice Chair of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; Former Ambassador of Egypt to South Africa and to the Federal Republic of Czechoslovakia; and Former Egyptian Minister of Family and Population
Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat
Chairman of the Reform and Development Party
Aaron David Miller
Global Fellow
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Middle East Program
The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more