Just as women prefer C-sections, nobody wants to stare down the barrel of the ministerial gun

On caesarian sections and cabinet appointments (we kid you not): The light in which Egyptians view the opportunity to be a minister has changed, Abbas El Tarabily writes for Al Masry Al Youm, drawing what can only be described as an eyebrow-raising analogy between mothers opting for C-sections and individuals who have declined the opportunity to serve in cabinet. While the political scene used to be full of what Egyptians call “Abdo the Yearner” clamoring to secure a gig as a minister, most are now wary of joining cabinet as tensions are running high in the country, El Tarabily says.