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Egypt crisis: why coup against the Muslim Brotherhood may not be the end for political Islam
The coup in Cairo is a blow for the Muslim Brotherhood's political ambitions, and parties linked to them around the Arab world. But it is not the end of the road for political Islam, says Hugh Miles.
04 Jul 2013
Ex-President Mohamed Morsi was never a great statesman, thinker or politician;
until a year ago, he was a political unknown. But in Egypt's first
democratic presidential elections he represented the Muslim Brotherhood
which, ever since its establishment in Egypt 85 years ago, has dreamt of
ruling Egypt and the rest of the Islamic world.
Unfortunately for the Brotherhood, when its membership finally had a chance to
rule, they blew it. Elected on a slim majority, when national unity and
reconciliation should have been paramount, they sequestered power for
themselves and refused to share it with anyone, even with other Islamists.
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