A constant chant of the protesters of Egypt fill the streets. They hold their signs high with pride. They have a look of determination and will on all of their faces. They are all protesting to get rid of one man in one office.
He is a rather large man with a gray beard and a mustache. Morsi also does not have great vision so he has to wear glasses. He has short gray hair and always appears in public in a suit and tie. He is Mohammed Morsi.
Before all of this madness about Morsi Egypt was a country ruled by a dictatorship. The people did not get the right to vote or have any way of helping choose the leader of their country. The country's decisions would only be made by a few people.
Finally, the military overthrew the dictator in 2011. They decided to make a democratic government. So people created parties and ran for president and other roles in the government.
The people finally got the right to vote and Mohammed Morsi became the president. His political party is the Freedom and Justice party. This is the leading party of the Democratic Alliance. He is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is a religious group thats believes that Islam is not only just a religion, it is a way of life. Their slogan was, "Islam is the solution." (Shehata, 2014)
The Muslim Brotherhood was founded by Hassan al-Banna in the year 1928. In Egypt it has been part of the political scene for more than 80 years. 90% of Egypt is Islamic and the other 10% is Christian. They have influenced many Islamist movements worldwide. The Brotherhood is an organization that rejects violence but was accused of many of the violence acts in Egypt towards different groups that did not support the Brotherhood. (Cullinane, 2014)
Although Mohammed Morsi won the vote, the
people of Egypt were very disappointed and unhappy
with him. Only one year after he became president
millions of Egyptians started protests to get him out
of office. When Morsi was in office, he failed to keep
crime under control and make the economy grow.
This caused the tourist and investors to leave Egypt