{"id":631563,"date":"2018-03-21T04:17:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T04:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/03\/21\/el-sisi-prioritizing-stability-over-democracy-hendawi-writes-for-the-ap\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T04:17:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T04:17:56","slug":"el-sisi-prioritizing-stability-over-democracy-hendawi-writes-for-the-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/03\/21\/el-sisi-prioritizing-stability-over-democracy-hendawi-writes-for-the-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"El Sisi prioritizing stability over democracy, Hendawi writes for the AP"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi insisted that \u201cstability must take priority over freedoms,\u201d<\/strong> Hamza Hendawi writes for the Associated Press<\/a>. Hendawi suggests that El Sisi \u201cseems convinced that a genuinely contested election could destabilize the country, allow his Islamist foes a backdoor into politics or interfere with his high-octane, single-handed drive to revive the battered economy.\u201d Reuters also notes<\/a> that El Sisi has promised to \u201csafeguard Egypt\u2019s security.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2026Speaking of the elections<\/strong>, El Sisi\u2019s rival Moussa Moustafa Moussa says he is \u201cno puppet\u201d and tells the Guardian\u2019s Ruth Michaelson<\/a> he is cautiously optimistic about his chances. Michaelson says the impression that Moussa does not intend to challenge El Sisi on the campaign trail \u201cis buoyed by his bland policy platform, which carefully avoids anything that could be interpreted as a criticism of the president\u2019s previous term.\u201d Reuters has a similar story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, The Week<\/a> says Egypt is preparing for \u201cPutinesque\u201d elections, while RFI offers a guide to \u201cunderstanding Egypt\u2019s presidential election<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Egyptian Cotton is the most recognized cotton brand in the US, according to a recent consumer research by marketing agency PBM<\/strong>, Fibre2Fashion reports<\/a>. Egyptian Cotton \u201cwas also the name most people associated with quality and were prepared to pay a premium for, ahead of Pima cotton, Turkish cotton, and Supima.\u201d Chairman of Cotton Egypt Association Wael Olama says \u201cthis survey underlines the strength of the Egyptian Cotton brand in the mind of the consumer.\u201d The Association\u2019s executive director noted that they are \u201cextremely proud of the thorough accreditation programme we have created in association with Bureau Veritas. The success of this is mirrored in the increase in retailer confidence we have experienced in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Worth a quick skim this morning:<\/p>\n