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iiclr-21698	'Arafa, Mohamed	The Tale of Post-Arab Spring in Egypt: The Struggle of Civil Society Against a Janus-Faced State	2017	36	.pdf	application/pdf	19160	755	43	June 1, Germany's Federal Government Human Rights Commissioner Barbel Kofler expressed her concern about the law in a statement, saying, “It severely restricts rights and freedoms of civil society organizations”). For instance, in the 1970s, Brazilian NGOs were important players in the groundswell of civil society forces pressing for political amnesty and opening the political floor for reconciliation and integration among several political and opposition groups in the society to participate in public life.61 Ultimately, NGOs have contributed to the struggle for democracy in many states and remained essential to their political development and their transition towards democracy.62 By serving as watchdogs, NGOs press for changes in state performance and, eventually, in developing an alternative set of perceptions and policies.63 In modern political theory, indigenous culture is often viewed as interfering with modern western democratic development; however, NGOs both foster democratic development and help preserve indigenous culture because NGOs have built-in mechanisms for the integration of GROs.64 It should be emphasized that civil society organizations are prerequisites in Egyptian democratic and social development due to the positive roles they play in Egypt across multiple sectors, including the rule of law, human rights, education, environment, spirituality, culture, etc.65 These various sectors should be broader, but that is to help make the argument that the current laws and practical challenges for civic groups detract so much potential for development 61.	cache/iiclr-21698.pdf	txt/iiclr-21698.txt