The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) on June 14 issued a decision ruling unconstitutional the law of political isolation (the disenfranchisement law), which effectively means that General Ahmed Shafiq stays in the presidential race, and that parliament’s attempt to disqualify him as one of the pillars of the old corrupt despotic regime did not succeed, Muslim Brotherhood said in a statement on June 15.

“This naturally means that we have only one option to defeat...

A new Egypt demands a new constitution and president. Many pressing questions also need to be addressed, including the religious-secular divide, the value of Shari’ah in the making of law, citizenship, minority rights, the rule of civil society, foreign policy, and much more.

One issue that requires urgent attention in the current discussion is that of Egypt’s shattered economy. In the first round of elections on May 23, Egypt’s presidential candidates appeared to ho...