What Brought about Morsi’s Fall?
Egypt’s Islamist politician Mohamed Morsi was ousted, ostensibly, by the army earlier this week.
There are questions as to why the first democratically-elected president failed to complete his term and why the majority of Egyptians, except for Muslim Brotherhood supporters, were happy to see the back of him.
There were many reasons leading to his fall. The major ones included relenting to Israel, alliance with radical Salafists, sidelining the opposition and allowing Muslim Brotherhood to attempt to dominate the political power.
Another reason was that Morsi’s government followed the unjustified policies of some Arab regimes, like Qatar, in regional developments.
This is while Egypt has been an influential player in the Arab world politics. In fact, Cairo’s compliance with countries like Qatar on regional issues undermined Egypt’s regional and international status and credibility.
What happened in Egypt was quite predictable as Muslim Brotherhood has been making many grave mistakes in recent years.
While the Egyptian society is known to be a moderate one and its people are devotees of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS), Muslim Brotherhood made efforts to get closer to Salafists. It went so far as to hold anti-Shia meetings under the supervision of Al-Azhar, the Islamic Center that has been known for its moderation and whose former Sheikh Shaltout had endorsed Shia Islam.
The killing of Egypt’s Shia leader Allameh Hassan Shehata and a number of other Shia Muslims by Salafists was an indication of how Salafists have infiltrated the country as a result of the red carpet spread for them by Muslim Brotherhood.
Another point to remember is that Muslim Brotherhood was inexperienced in power and failed to recognize that the president must ensure the participation of all political tastes and groups in running the country.
Many of those taking part in anti-Morsi rallies had voted for him but later got unhappy with his policy of sidelining political parties, arresting the opposition members and threatening and intimidating his opponents.
Morsi’s compliance with the US and his interaction with the Zionist regime was also a major factor that led to his ouster. While Egyptian people brought down the flag of the Zionist regime after the victory of their revolution, Morsi not only refused to cut ties with the occupying regime, but wrote letters to Israeli officials, called himself a friend of Shimon Peres and stressed that he is committed to the shameful Camp David Treaty.
Moreover, instead of supporting the Resistance Front namely the anti-Zionist government of Bashar Al-Assad, Morsi opted to sever ties with Syria and side with countries like Turkey and Saudi Arabia that support Syrian opposition.
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There were many reasons leading to his fall. The major ones included relenting to Israel, alliance with radical Salafists, sidelining the opposition and allowing Muslim Brotherhood to attempt to dominate the political power.
Another reason was that Morsi’s government followed the unjustified policies of some Arab regimes, like Qatar, in regional developments.
This is while Egypt has been an influential player in the Arab world politics. In fact, Cairo’s compliance with countries like Qatar on regional issues undermined Egypt’s regional and international status and credibility.
What happened in Egypt was quite predictable as Muslim Brotherhood has been making many grave mistakes in recent years.
While the Egyptian society is known to be a moderate one and its people are devotees of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS), Muslim Brotherhood made efforts to get closer to Salafists. It went so far as to hold anti-Shia meetings under the supervision of Al-Azhar, the Islamic Center that has been known for its moderation and whose former Sheikh Shaltout had endorsed Shia Islam.
The killing of Egypt’s Shia leader Allameh Hassan Shehata and a number of other Shia Muslims by Salafists was an indication of how Salafists have infiltrated the country as a result of the red carpet spread for them by Muslim Brotherhood.
Another point to remember is that Muslim Brotherhood was inexperienced in power and failed to recognize that the president must ensure the participation of all political tastes and groups in running the country.
Many of those taking part in anti-Morsi rallies had voted for him but later got unhappy with his policy of sidelining political parties, arresting the opposition members and threatening and intimidating his opponents.
Morsi’s compliance with the US and his interaction with the Zionist regime was also a major factor that led to his ouster. While Egyptian people brought down the flag of the Zionist regime after the victory of their revolution, Morsi not only refused to cut ties with the occupying regime, but wrote letters to Israeli officials, called himself a friend of Shimon Peres and stressed that he is committed to the shameful Camp David Treaty.
Moreover, instead of supporting the Resistance Front namely the anti-Zionist government of Bashar Al-Assad, Morsi opted to sever ties with Syria and side with countries like Turkey and Saudi Arabia that support Syrian opposition.
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