An analyst says it's too early to write an obituary for
"political Islam."   ISTANBUL — As Egypt faces growing unrest
and uncertainty in the wake of President Mohammed Morsi's
ouster, many wonder what's next for Middle Eastern leaders,
especially Islamists dealing with their own grumbling — or worse
— at home.  For Middle East leaders, the Egyptian military's
toppling of Morsi is either a welcome development, a bad omen or
a lesson to learn, depending on whether they are secular rulers
or Islamists.  "What has happened in Egypt in the last year has
damaged the Islamist brand, and it's not just about Egypt, it's
about the entire world," said Fawaz Gerges, head of the Middle
East center at the London School of Economics.  Syrian President
Bashar Assad, who runs a largely secular government and whose
own forces are fighting rebels allied to the Muslim Brotherhood,
has been almost giddy, pronouncing Morsi's downfall as the end
of "political Islam." By contrast, Islamist Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan