source: reuters
Muslims elsewhere said they were also pleased with the result, but some had advice for the new president.
In Algeria, Atef Kedadra, a senior journalist on the country's El Khabar daily newspaper said Morsy's victory carried tremendous symbolic importance but he would now have to show he was inclusive. "If he appoints only Islamists, he will lose because the Islamists are not used to ruling a country."
In Abu Dhabi, a 37-year-old government employee who gave his name as Seif, was upbeat. "I am sure Egypt has a bright future. The Brothers are forced to keep up with modernity, progress and openness. They don't want to destroy or harm their country."
Catherine al-Talli, a prominent Syrian human rights lawyer, said events in Egypt were likely to encourage the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad.
"It shows that the popular will brings about democratic change, and that when the people chose to rise against repression they can defeat it," she said.
The opposition Syrian National Council agreed, calling Morsy's victory "a source of hope for the rebellious Syrian people".
In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Laya, a woman who goes to Cairo frequently said she was concerned about how Morsy's victory would change the way women were treated.
"They will think it's now okay to approach girls and reprimand them for the way they dress," she told Reuters.
Other Muslims said they worried Morsy's victory could open the door to fundamentalism.
"Egypt, the most moderate Arab state, run by fundamental Islamists, that's what I call a living nightmare," said Adel Hamza, a 42-year-old music lecturer in Baghdad.
"Al Qaeda is holding celebrations all over the world now."
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