Hossam el-Hamalawy
Reading about sectarian crimes between Muslims and Christians has become almost a daily routine. And it’s depressing me.
But again it’s a polarized society that is not moving in just one direction. Strikes, protests over social, economic, political issues affecting the poor from the two communities provide the only hope–a hope for unity from below.
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.