Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has appointed a Coptic Christian and two women to his staff of senior advisors.
Mohamed Morsi, who is a member of the Muslim Bortherhood, appointed a Coptic Christian and two women to his staff of senior advisors, as promised before the presidential elections.
It was announced by a spokesman for the Egyptian President's office, Yassir Ali. The appointees are Samir Morcos, a Coptic intellectual (Copts are a Christian minority in Egypt accounting for 10% of the population), Pakinam el-Sharkawi and writer Sukaina Fuad