From Jihad Watch:
Egypt: Muslims protest appointment of Christian governor, threaten to bar him from entering the province
The previous governor of Qina was also a Christian, but they're not about to allow any more of those Mubarak-era antics in the brand-spankin'-new, post-revolutionary Egypt. The Salafists leading this protest may yet find friends in high places, as well: The Muslim Brotherhood has already stated its own opposition to women and Copts as candidates for president.
"Conservative Muslims protest against Christian governor in Egypt," from Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 15 (via MonstersandCritics):
Cairo - Thousands of conservative Muslims protested in the southern Egyptian province of Qina Friday against the appointment of a new Christian governor.
One may be understandably perturbed by the possibly careless use of the word "conservative," as we often see in such reports, as if "conservatism" itself, anywhere and everywhere, must be the root of the problem.
Witnesses said the protesters, mostly observers of the conservative Islamic Salafist movement, threatened to bar Emad Mikhail, the new governor, from entering the province.
The previous governor, whom Mikhail will replace, was also Christian.
Qina has seen sectarian strife in the past. Late last year, dozens of Christians and Muslims were arrested in the province after nearly a dozen homes were burnt in clashes between members of the two religions.
Residents said fighting erupted last year when it was discovered that a Coptic Christian man was dating a Muslim woman from the same southern town.
According to the government, Copts are the largest minority in Egypt, comprising about 10 per cent of the 80.5 million citizens, though Christian groups estimate they have a higher percentage of the population.
Posted by Marisol on April 15, 2011 6:11 PM
Egypt: Muslims protest appointment of Christian governor, threaten to bar him from entering the province
The previous governor of Qina was also a Christian, but they're not about to allow any more of those Mubarak-era antics in the brand-spankin'-new, post-revolutionary Egypt. The Salafists leading this protest may yet find friends in high places, as well: The Muslim Brotherhood has already stated its own opposition to women and Copts as candidates for president.
"Conservative Muslims protest against Christian governor in Egypt," from Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 15 (via MonstersandCritics):
Cairo - Thousands of conservative Muslims protested in the southern Egyptian province of Qina Friday against the appointment of a new Christian governor.
One may be understandably perturbed by the possibly careless use of the word "conservative," as we often see in such reports, as if "conservatism" itself, anywhere and everywhere, must be the root of the problem.
Witnesses said the protesters, mostly observers of the conservative Islamic Salafist movement, threatened to bar Emad Mikhail, the new governor, from entering the province.
The previous governor, whom Mikhail will replace, was also Christian.
Qina has seen sectarian strife in the past. Late last year, dozens of Christians and Muslims were arrested in the province after nearly a dozen homes were burnt in clashes between members of the two religions.
Residents said fighting erupted last year when it was discovered that a Coptic Christian man was dating a Muslim woman from the same southern town.
According to the government, Copts are the largest minority in Egypt, comprising about 10 per cent of the 80.5 million citizens, though Christian groups estimate they have a higher percentage of the population.
Posted by Marisol on April 15, 2011 6:11 PM
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