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Will Copts Leave Egypt If Muslim Brotherhood Comes Into Power?
On March, 8th, Coptic intellectual Melad Hanna told the independent daily Al-Misery al-Yaum that he will leave Egypt in the event of the Muslim Brotherhood comes to power.
These statements coincided with the recent major rise of islamic movements in Egypt and Palestine which stirred reactions concerning their creditability and background.
Does the fear o
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On March, 8th, Coptic intellectual Melad Hanna told the independent daily Al-Misery al-Yaum that he will leave Egypt in the event of the Muslim Brotherhood comes to power. These statements coincided with the recent major rise of islamic movements in Egypt and Palestine which stirred reactions concerning their creditability and background. Does the fear of the Brotherhood’s success have historical background? Does Hanna express his own views or reflect the outlook of other Copts? We, the Copts, refuse to be made into a bugaboo of the Brotherhood’s rise. I think if the group comes to power, it will not be such scary perspective. Although Brotherhood’s leaders made numerous statements on this issue, there are still some problems or ambiguous points for most Copts. For example, we have some comments on the Brotherhood’s rhetoric:
We reemphasize that the standards for occupying state posts are only governed by competence and qualification disregard race or religion. We are very eager not to isolate out Copt brothers but keen to integrate them in the political domain. In practical replay on these concerns, our MPs have visited most of churches. |
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