Nadia Henry, Coptic member of the Shura Council, said that the Shura Council has to dissolve itself after the Constitutional Court has decided its invalidity.
Dr. Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights, said he decided with a group of activists to form the International Congress for ethnic minorities, which includes Chaldeans, Assyrians, Kurds, Copts and Nubians.
"Rebellion" campaign in Egypt has launched new website in English, French, and German in order to collect votes of no confidence in president Morsy and the government.
Former MP Mohammed Abu Hamid said that a sharp wave of atheism is sweeping Egypt under the rule of the Islamists, thanks to their fanaticism.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy said that abducted soldiers’ liberation has saved the dignity of the state and offered a good example of cooperation among different state apparatus.
A Statement by the European Union of Coptic Organization, to condemn the torture and murder of Coptic Egyptians, and holding them hostage in Muslim Brotherhood prisons The European Union of Coptic Organization condemns the acts of assault and torture towards Coptic Egyptians at the hands of the racist regime of the Muslim Brotherhood, and holding Coptic Egyptians hostage by throwing them in prisons based on false accusations. An example of this is the case of Ms. Soad Akhnokh Salim Botrous, a prisoner in The General Menia Prison, under solitary confinement, which is a threat to her life as she suffers from many illnesses, and taking her as a hostage after falsely accusing her of evangelizing a young woman in El-Wasta Governorate, whom rumors spread about her conversion to Christianity, despite assurances from the young woman’s family that they know exactly where she is, and that she is married to a Muslim man.
Coptic Dutch organization has reported the European Parliament against President Mohammed Morsy and the Egyptian Interior Minister for detaining innocent Coptic Christians on fake charges, demanding an international investigation to be held.
Egyptian writer Fatma Naaot said on Twitter that she supports the Christians who refuse inviting president Mohammed Morsy to attend the celebration of Easter in the Great Cathedral of St. Mark.
Dr. Naguib Gebrael, head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, said that the prosecutor of Matay, who ordered a drunk man to be whipped 80 lashes for being drunk, have committed two crimes that he should stand trial for.
Dr. Essam el-Erian, Muslim Brotherhood leader, said that all attempts to incite hatred against Islam will fail, as Islam calls people to love and tolerance.
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, said that Egypt needs a unified law of building houses of worship, law enforcement, and support values of tolerance in Egyptian education curriculums.
Human Rights Commission in the Shura Council has denounced the document of violence against women that was recently approved by the National Council for Women.
Coptic Canadian Association has organized a demonstration in Ottawa in front of the Canadian Parliament and the US Embassy in order to denounce attacking and killing the Copts in Egypt, and their Great Cathedral.
Coptic Organization in Stockholm, Sweden, holds a demonstration today before the American and Egyptian embassies in Stockholm against the practices of the Egyptian government including persecuting Coptic Christians and arresting many political activists of the opposition.
Middle East Christian Association has condemned the massacres against the Copts during the last three days by the fanatics who kill the Copts in collusion with the police and the government, causing the death of 6 and more than a hundred injuries.
European Union of Coptic Organizations for Human Rights (EUCOHR) has issued a statement to denounced the collusion between the Islamists and police forces to kill the Coptic Christians.
Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei, founder of the Constitution party, said that the opposition won’t participate in a fake dialogue or elections to decorate a fake democracy and exclusionary policies.
Dr. Michel Fahmi, founder of the Christian Brotherhood, said that after 26 months have passed since the beginning of the Arab Spring, we find out that the American Administration has supported the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt for two reasons: First to give Sinai to Hamas, second to destroy the Egyptian state along with its judiciary, police as well as the Armed Forces.
Kamal Zacher, secular writer and thinker, said that the decision of Israel to open the door of immigration before the Coptic Christians to Israel comes with other decisions and news that aim at further destruction for Egypt and its unity.
Commenting on news published about 37 Coptic families that have immigrated to Israel, Dr. Naguib Gebrael, head of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights, said: It's inappropriate to do so especially as the Church's banning even visiting Jerusalem in a pilgrim's journey; however, every one has the right to travel and immigrate according to the constitution, the law, and the international human rights declarations.
Dr. Essam Elerian, one of MB leaders, said on Facebook that Al-Azhar institution is corrupted since the days of the former regime, and it's time to replace its leaders.
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The Light of the Desert-Documentary on St Macarius Monastery, Egypt