Miners, political rally, Lota, 1989. Photo by Marcelo Montecino.
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Cash
Via the Daily News Egypt:
Pope Shenouda’s outspoken support for Gamal Mubarak has reignited the debate about separating religion from the state, promoting alarmed analysts to call for keeping politics and religion apart.
In a recent televised interview, Pope Shenouda asserted his confidence that President Hosni Mubarak would be succeeded by his son, should he choose to run for the position. Speaking to ON TV, the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church expressed that “most Egyptians love Gamal Mubarak and would vote for him before any other candidate.”
Neither Gamal Mubarak nor the Pope can provide an alternative for the liberation of the Egypt’s Christians.
Student confronts Nazif about corruption
Al-Masry Al-Youm reports on another student confronting Nazif, Bilal-style:
Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif not only answers to the president, parliament and journalists, but now faces the frustrations of students. During a recent visit to Port Said, Abdallah Ahmad Bazazo confronted Nazif.
“I am feeling the corruption everywhere,” Bazazo said. “I feel like I am inhaling it and the government doesn’t move a finger.”
“Every day I get more estranged, feeling like I am not a citizen. Why do the citizens lose their pride inside the country and gain it outside? Did you cries when the ferry drowned or when the soldiers on the border die?”
As soon as the student finished talking, the whole crowd started applauding for more than five minutes. This was just one of a series of hot confrontations between university students and the prime minister during a leadership management camp. Most of the questions were about corruption, selling the national companies, importing gas to Israel, relations with Ethiopia, Iran and America, high prices and unemployment.