The ‘Arab Spring', there should be no denying, has been usurped by Islamists, hoping to fulfill their long-held ambition to topple the autocratic, secularist rulers of the Middle East and Maghreb and replace them with Islamist theocracies.
Millions took to the streets on Sunday in response to a grassroots campaign accusing him of breaking his promise to be a "president for all Egyptians" and of failing the ideals of the 2011 revolution.
Morsi remained defiant to the end, insisting on the legitimacy of his election in June last year when he defeated several of the main opposition leaders. But he had to do so through pre-recorded messages posted on the Internet or aired by independent television channels.
