Indeed, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s deposed president, has only himself to blame for his political demise. His sectarian, authoritarian behavior polarized his country to such a degree that even the army’s chief, General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, known for his Islamist sympathies, withdrew his support from the man who had appointed him.
让教堂和国家分离的思想与伊斯兰教不相容——前伊朗最高领袖霍梅尼有一句名言，“伊斯兰教要么是政治，要么什么也不是”——伊斯兰教徒仍然需要证明他们可以服从于民主治理。事实上，被推翻的埃及总统穆尔西丢掉政治前途只能怪罪自己。他的宗派主义独裁行为导致了埃及的极化，以至于以同情伊斯兰教著称的军队首脑西西（Abdul Fattah al-Sisi）将军也不再支持任命了他的穆尔西。