The big losers in Egypt’s first round of elections are Christians, who fear for their survival in a radical Islamic-controlled country.
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
First Publish: 12/5/2011, 4:36 PM
Muslims attack Coptic church in Egypt
Israel news photo:Yalibnan
The big losers in Egypt’s first round of elections are Christians, who fear for their survival in a radical Islamic-controlled country.
The Coptic Church, which generally steers clear of politics, instructed its followers to vote for liberal and leftist parties backed by a Christian tycoon, the Associated Press reported.
Fears for their future shoved the Christians en masse into the votinglines last week in the first round of parliamentary elections, which the Muslim Brotherhood and the even more radical Salafi Islamic parties won 60 percent of the ballots. Read the rest on: Arutz7
The Coptic Church, which generally steers clear of politics, instructed its followers to vote for liberal and leftist parties backed by a Christian tycoon, the Associated Press reported.
Fears for their future shoved the Christians en masse into the votinglines last week in the first round of parliamentary elections, which the Muslim Brotherhood and the even more radical Salafi Islamic parties won 60 percent of the ballots. Read the rest on: Arutz7
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