Essam Erian throws his hands up in mock surrender. "I cannot answer this question," he says, smiling broadly. "This is a question for me to ask, for you to answer."

With the dilemma facing Egypt concerning the upcoming elections, the human rights organization, Sawaseya, calls on the Egyptian authorities to proceed with the scheduled elections.

Arguing for quick elections, activists in Egypt have launched a campaign on the social networking site FB calling for quick elections against delay.