Second, it matters also that these debates are being conducted in different languages. In each location-and in the transnational space of the international media as well-the particular discourse about political change in Egypt has its own stakes, its own assumptions, and its own vocabularies that do not translate seamlessly from context to context. The arguments taking place in Washington are not exactly the same as those in Cairo. Part of the difficulty in understanding the dynamics and stakes of the post-3 July semantics debates lies in the fact that there is more than one debate taking place. What is at stake in the debates over the naming of the combination of mass protests and military intervention that took place from 30 June to 3 July? And why do none of the labels seem fully appropriate? Or so it would seem in light of the intense debates and major PR campaigns that emerged in the wake of 3 July over how to name the events surrounding ex-President Morsi’s removal from power. What is in a name? When the name is thawra or inqilab, revolution or coup, everything.

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