Egypt 2013 – military coup?

I do not see it as a coup at all. The military has put in a very reasonable interim president – the Chief Justice. They have called for a new government and put a hold on the constitution so it can be revised. All parties seem to be being consulted. Clearly over the past year Morsi has not been able to gain the trust of the people, I don’t think the IMF money has come through, the Egypt economy is in very bad shape, there is a civil war in Syria, Egypt needs the US as a friend and money donator and so on. I do not feel Morsi has been able to bring the factions together and rule the country. It seemed to be getting worse. The perception I have is that he is more interested in an Islamic rule of the kind that says I am right and everyone else is wrong.

However that is just me Ahmed. Most Canadians watch television. Few reporters speak Arabic or are muslim, So they have no idea what is going on. I mean what percent of the Egyptian voters speak English! Further and even more worrisome is – what can you learn in a 1 minute sound bite about the complexities of Egypt with lots of visuals of people demonstrating?

So most Canadians think little.