Muslim Brotherhood feared coup , recalls history of military rulers brutalizing its leaders . After Morsy 's win , secularists feared a takeover by theocratic Muslim Brotherhood . Ultimately , the role of Islam in the state must be settled by the people themselves . But Muslim Brotherhood believed it had won a right to govern , Isobel Coleman says . Coleman : They must accept secular or Islamist rule , but they do n't turn to violence .
Muslim Brotherhood feared coup , recalls history of military rulers brutalizing its leaders . After Morsy 's win , secularists feared a takeover by theocratic Muslim Brotherhood . But Muslim Brotherhood believed it had won a right to govern , Isobel Coleman says . Coleman : They must accept secular or Islamist rule , but they do n't turn to violence .