Sinai is a dear valuable part of Egypt, had been occupied since June 5th 1967 until Sadat peace treaty took place followed by the glorious War of October 6th. Or Ramadan 10th. But what has become since then?
Everyone knows what President Gamal Abdel Nasser did in Egypt, and how he led the country under the oppression of military rule, which wiped out the democratic regime that was existing before the revolution of July 23. He arrested the former President Mohamed Naguib and put him under house arrest until his death because Naguib said the army must return to its barracks and deliver the authority for the civilians.
They are young people who did not find a decent way to earn their living in their homeland, which suffers from many political, economic and social problems. So, they have decided to find a better way of living that they dream about. Suddenly, they wake up to find themselves arrested by the Coast Guards, or even attcked by the waves of death in the middle of the sea.
Egypt for several decades got used to receiving the black cloud each year, which hurts its people after burning the waste of rice, but now its getting used to a political black cloud of Muslim Brotherhood after they had cultivated their political Islam in the Egyptian land.
Few days ago, HG Bishop Paula came out excitedly telling us that church delegation in the Constituent Assembly has been able to make an achievement. For the first time in the Egyptian history,
It is a common practice new president new policies whatever they are new opposition every thing is new France got a new president few days older than the Egyptian president with two main differences: First Francois Halland was elected not
Freedoms have been affected so badly since President Mohammed Morsy took office. He couldn't tolerate to be criticized for more than 40 days
Mubarak’s regime has claimed that Christians of Egypt are using violence against their enemies, which is a big lie of the former regime that lasted till now.
I dedicate this article to those who participated and those who didn't participate in the Anti-MB demonstrations of August 24. The decision of Muslim Brotherhood to nominate a candidate in the presidential elections was proven to be a disaster for Egypt and the Arab countries as well as it only led to steady decline in all fields as a result of such floundering presidential decisions.
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.
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