Is Egypt facing a crisis?




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Summary: Since President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down in 2011, Egypt has faced difficult times. Its first democratically elected leader, Mohamed Morsi was deposed by the military. Then, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi became president and led a major crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood. Now, the country is facing even more challenges, from rising food prices to the military's campagin against armed groups in the Sinai. On Saturday, a senior army officer, Brigadier General Adel Ragaai was killed outside his home. He was an armoured division commander who had served in northern Sinai. That's where the government has been fighting several armed groups including those it says are linked to ISIL. So, what's the Egyptian government doing to address these challenges? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Mohamad Elmasry - Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. Omar Ashour - Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at the University of Exeter. Wafik Moustafa - Chairman of the British Arab Network and author of 'Egypt: The Illusive Arab Spring'. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/