Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Egyptian expats all over the world have remained glued to their TV sets since the current tumultuous events unraveled back home. Egyptians in Jeddah are closely watching and following protests and demonstrations in almost all main squares across the country. Millions of protesters came out accusing President Mohamed Morsi for the economic woes connected to their daily lives in addition to security problems. Hend Ali, a housewife living in Jeddah, said: “I'm watching the massive protests on TV and happy with the huge numbers and expect that the Muslim Brotherhood will not resist for long. (Former President Hosni) Mubarak with all his might and military support could not survive the wave of public protests beyond 18 days. The Muslim Brotherhood will face internal and external pressure. “I believe that protesters will not accept anything except the administration stepping down." Sana Turk, a professor at King Abdulaziz University, expressed her hope that all Egyptians will be connected again as one whole body. “Nowadays we can see people quarreling in the same house or at workplaces over political issues. This was not the case before. We all have to work together and go back to the right track to have good life,” Turk said. Mohammad Fouad, an Egyptian pharmacist, has another opinion, “I believe the protests were the result of a plot hatched by a liberal party. All these elements joined forces against the Brotherhood because they were marginalized in Egyptian politics with no real role in the administration. Mubarak loyalists quickly jumped on the bandwagon as they found an excellent opportunity to instigate a counter-revolution in the country. The National Party led the demonstrations.” Fouad continued: “President Morsi's performance on the administrative has so far been very good despite the tremendous challenges he faced. However, on the political front his policies failed. Morsi would have been a very good prime minister, but not the president.” Fifi, an Egyptian housewife, expressed her feelings saying, “I'm with the protests as nothing good has been seen in the whole country since President Morsi took over. I'm not happy with the Brotherhood running the country and I'm hopeful that the demonstrations would have positive results on ground.” Tens of thousands of Egyptians massed in the main squares of the country earlier responding to the Tamarud (Rebels) campaign that collected over 22 million signatures asking the president to step down. Several people were killed and injured during in cities across the country, including Cairo, since the unrest started.
