All eyes on Morsi (part 2)

Is Egypt's president behind the times or ahead of the game? While critics in the West find Mohamed Morsi's condemnation of US embassy attacks too slow in coming, he nonetheless secures aid from Europe.

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Adel GUINDY. President, Coptic Solidarity Association;
Chérine FOTY. Egyptian-American Lawyer. Professor, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne;
Omar ASHOUR. Director of Middle East Studies, Institutes of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution (from London);
Bel TREW. Freelance Journalist (from Cairo).

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.

Watch the first part here.

Presenter

François Picard

08/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Banking system: reform, what reform?

Former Manchester United star Eric Cantona urged followers to help him bring down a "criminal and corrupt" banking system by withdrawing their savings. Thousands signed up to the "cashpoint revolution", but after numerous warnings by French politicians and bankers, only a handful of people actually did it. Capitalism remains intact, but the incident has highlighted the level of public anger against bankers. Is that anger justified? And have banking reforms actually made any difference?

07/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Wikileaks, one week on - decoding the cables (part 2)

This Monday the torrent of Wikileaks revelations show no sign of slowing! The publication of tens of thousands of secret communications between the US state department and its embassies around the world has given an unprecedented insight in to how America does business with its allies. The man behind the leaks, Julian Assange, has been hailed as a hero by his supporters and denounced as a terrorist by his critics.

07/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Wikileaks, one week on - decoding the cables

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03/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Arab Christians: a persecuted minority? (Part 2)

Christian communities have existed in the Arab world for centuries and make up the religious minority in many countries, such as Jordan, the West Bank, Egypt and Iraq. Already fragile, these groups are increasingly subject to persecution. For many, life is becoming too hard in their native lands and the only option is to leave.