As soon as Gen. Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi finished reading his dramatic declaration on live TV that Mohammed Morsi had been deposed as president of Egypt, it was obvious that this was a full-fledged military coup.
The army’s seizure of the reins of government was supported by millions of Egyptian citizens, who demanded the overthrow of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. Sisi was surrounded by civilian and religious leaders such as Sheikh al-Azhar and Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Church. And yet, the future of Egypt still remains hazy.