Change Coming Slowly for Egypt

The Takeaway

It’s been three months since the uprising in Egypt forced out Hosni Mubarak. Egyptians who participated in the historic protests were moved to press for social and political change, hoping for instant results. However, change is coming slowly to the country and there are still holdovers from Mubarak’s regime in the government. The BBC’s Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen reports from Cairo.

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