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Arab Neighbors Take Split Paths in Constitutions

By David D. Kirkpatrick and Carlotta Gall, 16 January 2014
On Tuesday, soldiers helped a man into a polling station in Cairo, where Egyptia
On Tuesday, soldiers helped a man into a polling station in Cairo, where Egyptians were set to vote in the third referendum on the constitution in three years. Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York Times
<p itemprop="articleBody" data-total-count="209" data-para-count="209" class="story-body-text story-content">One is setting a standard for dialogue and democracy that is the envy of the Arab world. The other has become a study in the risks of revolution, on a violent path that seems to lead only in circles.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" data-total-count="367" data-para-count="158" class="story-body-text story-content">Tunisia and Egypt, the neighbors whose twin revolts ignited the Arab Spring, are a dual lesson in the pitfalls and potentials for democracy across the region.</p>
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