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How a Massacre Changed My Perspective on Politics

Was this evil? Or was it something else?

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Shadi Hamid
Aug 14, 2023
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10 years ago today, the worst massacre in modern Egyptian history took place. It happened in the middle of Cairo in broad daylight, over the course of hours. Over 800 were killed. Even as I write this, I wonder to myself did it really happen? Which is my way of asking, naively: How? Why?

Tens of thousands of Brotherhood supporters were encamped by Rabaa…

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