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Belated Grief

It is virtually impossible to open a newspaper or read an online daily without coming across a headline that mourns – or announces – the death of the former Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi. Most headlines stated the obvious, leaving little room for interpretation. However, most headlines from Middle Eastern portals chose - as expected - a vaguer route, confusing the reader and leaving him/her to question the point behind the selection of the catchy titles. “The death of the only democratically elected President”… “after years of imprisonment Morsi meets his maker”…..”The death of a leader amidst a long trial”. What do these titles mean? Is he being mourned? Are people upset that he died? Is the complaint about how he died? The timing? The place? The lack of action from authorities to respond to his health deterioration – as claimed by the Turkish authorities? What are we mourning here? The fact is, Mohammad Morsi has been jailed for the past six years. He was no al