![A riot police officer stands guard outside a police academy, where ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's second trial session was due to take place, on the outskirts of Cairo January 8, 2014. Mursi's arrival at the Cairo court where he was due to stand trial on Wednesday was delayed by poor weather, state TV reported. Mursi was due to be flown to the Cairo police academy where the court was due to convene. Mursi is currently in a jail near the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2014/03/RTX17601.jpg/RTX17601.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=96lMEpXS)
Wael Nawara is an Egyptian writer and activist. He is also the co-founder of Al Dostor Party, the National Association for Change and El Ghad Party. Formerly president of the Arab Alliance for Freedom and Democracy, he was a visiting fellow at the Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. On Twitter: @WaelNawara
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![A member of the security forces stands guard near a national flag outside a police academy, where the trial of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood is due to take place, on the outskirts of Cairo, January 28, 2014. Mursi went on trial at a Cairo police academy on Tuesday on charges in connection with a mass jail break during the 2011 uprising, state television reported. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) - RTX17Y5A](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2014/02/RTX17Y5A.jpg/RTX17Y5A.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=BPc7QTnN)
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![Supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood wave Turkish and Egyptian flags during a rally in protest against the recent violence in Egypt, outside of the Eminonu New mosque in Istanbul August 17, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX12P97](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2014/01/RTX12P97.jpg/RTX12P97.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=-BNZNQB2)
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![A supporter of Egypt's army chief General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi gestures near an Egyptian flag and an image of Sisi during festivities held to back his potential bid for the presidency at a hall in Cairo stadium January 20, 2014. REUTERS/ Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS MILITARY) - RTX17MVB](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2014/01/RTX17MVB.jpg/RTX17MVB.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=LVMOMf5Q)
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![Members of the assembly writing Egypt's new constitution cheer after finishing their vote during the closing session at the Shura Council in Cairo December 1, 2013. A hardline Islamist leader said the army had driven Egypt to the "edge of a precipice", as a new constitution likely to ban Islamic political parties was set to be approved on Sunday by the panel that drafted it. The 50-member constituent assembly was due to finish voting on a draft that reflects how the balance of power has shifted in Egypt sin](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/12/1-0RTX16124.jpg/1-0RTX16124.jpg?h=e92c5d5c&itok=XC0Xn0k8)
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![Riot police fire a water cannon to disperse people protesting against a new law restricting demonstrations, in downtown Cairo November 26, 2013. Egyptian police fired the water cannon to disperse dozens of protesters near the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday after they defied the new law. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX15TTL](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/11/RTX15TTL.jpg/RTX15TTL.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=bfiTcAOM)
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![Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan waves to students after his speech at Cairo University, on the first day of his two-day trip to Egypt, November 17, 2012. Erdogan, an outspoken of critic of Israel, praised Egypt's Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, on Saturday for recalling his ambassador from Tel Aviv in response to Israeli attacks on Gaza. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION) - RTR3AJEO](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/11/RTR3AJEO.jpg/RTR3AJEO.jpg?h=35d83273&itok=OOklfsYm)
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![Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans against the military and interior ministry, during a protest in front of barbed wire, army soldiers and the riot police at El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo, November 15, 2013. Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi staged one of their largest protest marches in weeks on Friday, a day after Egypt's military-backed government lifted a three month state of emergency.Thousands of demonstrators ma](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/11/RTX15F59.jpg/RTX15F59.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=rsc86Huz)
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