Unrest is sparking fears of a second revolution in Egypt. Thousands have taken to the streets pushing for the ouster of Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, who has been in office for a year. But a defiant President Morsi is rejecting the opposition’s call for an early special election. On Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm, we have the latest on the turmoil in Egypt that has killed at least 16 people and injured more than 600 over the past few days.Jessica Winegar, associate professor of Sociocultural Anthropology at Northwestern, who specializes in class, gender and Islam in the Middle East and North Africa joins us.

Related Links:

The New York Times article on Morsi Increasingly Isolated as Supporters Come Under Attack

The Guardian article on Mohamed Morsi loyalists ready to fight to preserve Islamist rule

The Christian Science Monitor article on Is Egypt's military about to overthrow an elected president?

Bloomberg article on Egypt Needs Consensus, Not Revolution

TIME article on Cairo Protesters Demand New Egyptian Revolution

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