(New Republic) Eric Trager - The anti-Brotherhood backlash is the product of mounting popular frustrations regarding the organization's failed governance of Egypt during Morsi's first year in office. Rising food prices, hours-long auto fuel lines, and multiple-times-daily electricity cuts have set many Egyptians on edge, with clashes between Brotherhood and anti-Brotherhood activists now a common feature of Egyptian political life. On June 30, the anniversary of Morsi's presidential inauguration, opposition activists will launch nationwide protests under the banner of "Tamarod," or "Rebellion." The writer is a Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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