Definitely this date has a meaning lots of simple Egyptians walked out of the comfort of their own houses on a hot summer day, left their villages, and travelled lots of miles just to raise the flag, the flag that Egypt must stay for Egyptians ruled by Egyptians and the voice was heard!
Many times did we, the Coptic Christians, face the same situation over and over again, while we only do the same actions and reactions to reap the same results!
I wasn't planning to write in politics during these holly days when millions of Muslims celebrate their feasts after they had fasted during the holly month of Ramadan. However, I was extremely provoked by that image of president (or brother) Morsy in white robes praying and preaching, which was published everywhere!
I wasn't planning to write in politics during these holly days when millions of Muslims celebrate their feasts
"It's too painful to see people whose dreams and tolerance are despised" I asked myself after all destruction I witness: How did we reach such destination that takes our freedom and morsels away? I remember this story of the (wizard) talking
God is there and all his gifts are priceless, but this does not mean to expect the Angels to defend our rights while we hide in church praying for mercy
MB is ready to destroy all those who are against them, knowing that thousands of ignorant people are ready to describe any catastrophic decision of MB as a miracle or at least a smart one!
Civil rights of Coptic Christians shouldn't be linked to their beliefs which is their own business.
A friend called me asking about what happened In Mercy mosque in Manfalout, Assiut. I felt worried as I know very well the history of violence and terrorism in this city during the 90s. Furthermore, this phone call was after the attacks in Dahshur in which many Coptic families suffered from forced displacement under the auspices of the authorities and the supervision of the police.
Egypt has suffered recently from various accidents and serious attacks, ended up with that attack against our soldiers in Sinai, but I believe our soldiers were already gone by the time they were attacked and martyred! I mean: they were gone since the attack of the Church of al-Marinab. Moreover, they were gone while the fire of the fanatics was eating the Church of Empapa as well as the gas pipelines in Al-Arish with no action taken.
"Christians have brought water from the next church so that Muslims may pray.
Last November, after the massacre of Maspero, I joined Mr. Hanna Hanna and Mr. Medhat Aweidah to meet with Gillian Keelty, Senior Advisor of Anti-ethnic cleansing office under the Secretary-General of the United Nations in New York City. During the meeting, which lasted for 90 minutes, we made a presentation and gave her a file prepared by the lawyer Hanna Hanna about the practices of the Egyptian government and the massacres and prosecution they suffer from since the era of Sadat till Maspero massacre.
We saw few days after the revolution while an officer was trying to do his job in the traffic jam was assaulted viciously by the SON of AN EXPECTED TO BE MP!!
Once again Copts have been forced to leave their homes after Muslim mobs loot and set them ablaze, this time in the village of Dahshor, 20 miles south of Cairo. This incident began on Wednesday (July 25) with a singed shirt mistakenly scorched by a Coptic laundry presser who was preparing the garment. This commonplace slip-up spurred the fury of a three-day rampage headed by the enraged customer after finding his shirt ruined. When the business owner, who was also the presser of the laundry establishment, accidently burned a shirt belonging to a Muslim customer, a heated argument between the two men ensued over the damages. This soon escalated into a physical fight -- after which the mad customer left the store.
Yasser Ali, the official spokesman of the presidential office, announced that the Copts of Dahshur have not suffered from forced displacement, and they have chosen to leave the village willingly
It was clear after Mubarak had stepped down that there are internal and external forces that support the Islamists
Today, Egypt’s facing an unprecedented phase in its modern history and is governed by a very different kind of rulers. However, it’s so weird to have a president that belongs to Muslim Brotherhood. In fact, Dr. Mohammed Morsy is very unique and should be given the title “the first” in many things. He is the first elected president for Egypt who belongs to MB, and the first president
Last week in my first part I tried to explain the difference between faith or being faithful to God and your religion and depending on God in our live and passivity or being passive in your life awaiting God's hand to move matters, my feeling was and still I want to be firm I reject being manipulated by others and reject the solution of migrating or leaving my country forced.
Yesterday, there was another attempt to break into a church, after demolishing the church of Atfih, burning the church of Embaba
Nowadays, people in Egypt are worried about the life of a young man more than the future of all Egyptians; I mean death of the young man of Dahshur, and the constitution that MB is trying to use to blur the Egyptian identity. Actually, I was hoping that several demonstrations are going to be held to support a civil state in Egypt.
President Mohammed Morsy will never work away from Muslim Brotherhood after it had brought him to the presidential office. MB had a project since its very beginning. It's not true that MB will separate from Morsy, or Morsy from MB. Moreover, I believe that all his real advisers and assistances will be MB members. Moreover, he wouldn't take any important decision without consulting the Guidance Bureau of MB.
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The Light of the Desert-Documentary on St Macarius Monastery, Egypt