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Egypt on edge

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Hosni Mubarak remains in charge but if Tuesday's million man march lives up to its billing, the France 24 Debate wonders if he can still hang on. If not, who to fill his shoes? Answers range from the secular opposition to Islamists and the army.

DEBATE

Amal SHARAF, co-founder of Egypt's April 6 Youth Movement

Egyptian-American Ashraf HEGAZY, Executive director of Harvard University's Dubai Initiative in management and International Affairs

Anas AL-TIKRITI, Chief Executive of the Cordoba Foundation and former president of the Muslim Association of Britain

Melissa BELL, France 24 Senior Correspondent


Produced by Perrine DESPLATS, Yi SONG, Annelise BORGES, Louise McWATT

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