Gearing-Up For An Explosion?

Gearing-Up For An Explosion?
By: Blue Rose

You'd have to be living under a rock these days to have not heard about the conflict going on in Egypt right now. With Hosni Mubarak finally stepping down from power, the Egyptians will be faced with quite a few decisions in the coming days.

Many Egyptian citizens are calling for the installation of a completely Civilian-Elected Democracy, but no one is sure who would take a leadership role in this type of a situation. What we do know is that this week "a council of high-ranking officers under army chief Mohamed Hussein Tantawi is governing the country and has promised to hand over power to democratically elected leaders." Whether this promise will be held true or not, and if it is who will hold this elected positions is anyone's guess.

One of the few things the current Egyptian leadership has told the media is that they will in fact honor current treaties, including their treaty with Israel. With the rise in power of the Muslin Brotherhood, this could become one of the hottest topics of the potential Egyptian election.

A quick glance at the demographics of Egypt show that it is the highest populated country in the Middle East, and that around 91% of its citizens claim to be of Muslim faith (99% of them being "Sunni" Muslims). These numbers seem to indicate that it is likely that whomever they elect will represent the voice of the Sunni Muslims, and represent it strongly. This could very potentially mean a rekindling of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but, unfortunately, the world will have to wait and see.

- Blue Rose