(Jerusalem Post) Zvi Mazel - Egypt's statistics bureau on Aug. 31 put the country's population at 85 million (not counting 8 million living abroad). 800,000 Egyptians are added to the job market each year, though the birthrate has dropped significantly to 2.4%. The interim regime is doing its best to bring order to the political situation. New civilian institutions should be up and running within nine months. The Muslim Brotherhood is still fighting, though it is rudderless, the top echelons being in jail or having fled. There are still sporadic demonstrations, but in ever smaller numbers. At some point the Brotherhood will have to admit defeat and seek ways to reorganize and find its voice. The writer, a fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, is a former ambassador to Egypt.
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