Egyptian church clash injures 12
The BBC reported today that at least 12 people were injured in clashes in Upper Egypt when a group of Muslims attempted to stop Christians converting a house into a church.Security officials said the Muslims set fire to building materials for the building in Odaysat, near Luxor.
Always sad to hear how Muslim Egyptians cannot tolerate Non-Muslims. You may have noticed that I never talk about religions except in a political context. Simply because everyone is free to worship whatever he/she feels comfortable with or even if other decided not to worship anything at all, it is also their freedom and will to do so. No one has the right to judge others on any religious basis. But in Egypt yes!
There is an amount of social intolerance among some people that is supported by the lack of enough laws to protect Egyptian Copts. They are always considered second class citizens in the eyes of many Muslim Egyptians. I am saying it while filled with sadness being myself a Muslim. I have witnessed myself so many vulgar situations that happened to my Coptic friends that made me feel so embarrassed that it occurred from other Muslims.
This incident is another sign of inequality among Egyptian citizens because laws give the right to Muslims to turn any room at their buildings into a free-tax and utilities mosque when Egyptian Copts get wounded and killed when they attempt to build a church! Freedom and Equality for Egyptian Copts.
Let Tolerance and Peace Prevail.
Pictures from the attacks here.
Relevant post: Disturbing News from Alexandria, Egypt.
posted by Freedom For Egyptians @ 5:48 PM
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2 Comments:
Egypeter:
I feel your pain, and I join you in commending FFE for bringing light to these issues.
Obviously FFE represents an example of Muslims that are tolerant towards their Christian brothers and sisters. So all hope is not lost, as there are open minded, sympathetic Muslims within Egypt.
The ironic thing is, no one can honestly understand how vulnerable a minority feels until they themselves become part of a minority. So Muslim minorities in the west will start to feel what it's like to grow up as a minority in Egypt.
Just know that there are Muslims that side with justice, regardless of religion or sect.
albsayed,
I disagree with you about the idea of "Muslim minorities" in the west. In the western world which i call it the civilized world, no one is treated on the basis of his/her religion. There might be some individual extremists but they can be brought to justice for inciting hatred.
That also explains why Europe became a hub for terrorists and extremists. Europe never believed in judging residents or citizens on the basis of their religion!
And in the US there are cities or neighborhoods where what you call minorities of different ethnic backgrounds or religions live together. They enjoy their typical food, drinks, places of worshipping and no one asks them why or treats them on different basis.
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