This doesn’t mean, of course, that Sharia and Islamization are dead in Egypt. It isn’t even necessarily the end of Muslim Brotherhood rule. We shall see.
“Live from Egypt: latest developments,” from Al Arabiya, July 3:
6:50 pm The Egyptian army told Islamist President Mohammed Mursi at 7 pm that he was no longer president, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper quotes presidency source as saying
6:30 pm Egypt to see short interim period followed by legislative, presidential elections: state news agency
5:30 pm U.S. ‘very concerned’ about situation on ground in Egypt
5:30 pm: Islamic Legitimate Body rejects deposing of Mursi against people’s will
4:53 pm We do not know where Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi is now, aide tells CNN
4:49 pm Army vehicles deployed near an Islamist gathering in Cairo, AFP reported
4:40 pm Sheikh Al-Azhar stressed to the army chief the importance of Egyptian unity, newspaper sources
“The Muslim Brotherhood will have a significant role to play in post-Mubarak Egypt. And that is good thing.” — Reza Aslan