Troubled Egypt Dreams of the Old Monarchy

King Farouk, deposed in 1952, may have gone down in history as a lousy ruler. But these days Egyptians are inclined to say, ‘Compared to what?’

Peter Schwartzstein

Published Mar. 7 2016 12:01AM EST 

Peter Schwartzstein

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