The Saudization of Egyptian Revolution

CDHR Commentary: The Saudization of Egypt has begun with the intent of derailing democratic transition or preventing it from taking root for years to come. According to the article below (link in Arabic), 120 new Saudi companies have been established since the Egyptian Revolution on Jan. 25, 2011. They are investing in every sector of the Egyptian economy where many poverty stricken Egyptians will be hired to make a living, which is understandable and can be appreciated. The major problem with this is, wherever Saudi money goes, Wahhabism follows and swallows.

The West could easily beat the Saudi and other Gulf States' investment in Egypt. Western governments and companies are in positions to introduce projects that could demonstrate to the Egyptians that democracy, free market and creativity are superior to landlord dominated businesses under dehumanizing conditions. Investing in Egypt with the intent of introducing to the individual liberty to think and create freely is a commodity that money cannot buy. This is an opportunity that the West and other democratic governments and companies should not let fall into the hands of those whose objective is to ensure the continuity of oppression, corruption, intolerance, lack of respect for basic human rights, marginalization of women and hate for non-Muslims, including the more than 10 million Egyptian Christians. Read more
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/10/01/169549.html