Andrew DuBois

Staff Writer

    The Egyptian nation was rocked by violence for a short period following the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution earlier this month. Protesters are upset over how slowly the country has changed over the past two years and feel that President Mohammed Morsy could be doing a better job.

    During the violent protests Morsy instituted a curfew for all citizens, however many protesters ignored Morsy’s curfew and ran into issues with police and military troops. In fact some extremely violent protesters attacked Morsy’s palace and hurled Molotov cocktails at the security officials who responded.

    Steven Cook, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations said that, “The protests suggest a real breakdown in central power. None of the political forces have control over the people in the streets.” While the protests earlier this month have come and gone, political opinion in Egypt is still very much divided among Morsy’s supporters and among dissidents who claim that his leadership is just as bad as former President Hosni Mubarak.

    Many deaths came from the protests in Egypt. The U.N. has denounced the violence and called for a dialogue among all parties involved. Navi Pillay, the U.N commissioner of human rights urged Morsy to listen to the demands of the protesters and take action to appease them.