EXCLUSIVE: Morsi knew his days were numbered, family says
On the Rabaa massacre’s anniversary, Morsi’s widow and son tell MEE the deposed president knew the West would never allow Islamists to rule Egypt
By
David Hearst ,
Mohammad Ayesh
Published date: 14 August 2020 12:26 UTC | Last update: 1 hour 1 min ago
Mohamed Morsi knew from “day one” that he would not be allowed to complete his term as president and the price of being Egypt’s first democratically elected leader might be his life, his widow and son have told Middle East Eye.
In their first extensive interview, widow Naglaa Mahmoud and her son Ahmed said Morsi warned his family during his 2012-13 presidency that the West would not allow Islamists to rule in Egypt.
Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, won Egypt’s first free presidential election in 2012 following the ousting of longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak the year before. But powers inside and outside of Egypt were wary of the Brotherhood and political Islam.
