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More than two million Islamist supporters gather in Rabaa el-Adawia Square in Cairo to support then-Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on June 21, 2013. Photo: Tom Bert/Shutterstock

A decade after Egypt’s revolution

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Islamists' rapid rise to power in the Middle East following the Arab Spring revolutions came to a halt following a popular revolution that swept Egypt on June 30, 2013. Several days of protests across the country were met with violence by...

Turkish President Erdoğan: Mohamed Morsi was ‘martyr’

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Dr. Ali Erbaş, the Turkish minister of religious affairs, spoke at a June 18 memorial service held in Turkey in honor of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who...
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meeting with former Egyptian President Mohamad Morsi in 2013. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Mohamed Morsi and the dangerous lessons of the Arab Spring

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His death, like much of his life, was in service to the Islamist cause he championed. By dropping dead in a courtroom where he was caged and silenced, Mohammed Morsi served to bring attention...
A protest march in Cairo against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, June 28 2013. Credit: Lilian Wagdy via Wikimedia Commons.

Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dead at 67

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Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday at the age of 67 after passing out during a court session. The Muslim Brotherhood member led Egypt from 2012, following the ouster of longtime head Hosni...