Kais Saeid came under fire for his comments about sub-Saharan migrants. But is it a case of ‘when in trouble, blame the migrants?’ maegdi explains.
Politically, things are not going the president's way either.
Then, the online public consultation over the draft attracted only a few hundred thousand people out of an electorate of nine million.His plan did not fare any better at the next step: the parliamentary election held late last year.With his frequent tirades against the media and the political class, accusing them of corruption and abuse of power, the president has in effect anointed himself as the saviour of the nation - the only man untainted by politics and the pursuit of power.
Playing the nationalist card has emerged as a convenient tactic across North Africa and the Middle East to counter the pervasive influence of political Islam, which is basically a transnational ideology, and whose supporters in Tunisia still represent Mr Saied's biggest political opponents. And like Tunisia, Egypt too has seen a rise in the anti-black rhetoric voiced by ultra-nationalists, who see the presence of black African migrants in Egypt as a threat.
The same people recently campaigned against a scheduled performance in Egypt by American stand-up comedian Kevin Hart because of the artist's support for Afro-centrism - the belief, among other things, that ancient Egypt was a black civilisation.
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