A LIGNET INSIDER REPORT
With the Muslim Brotherhood's rise to power in Egypt, the country's beleaguered Coptic Christians are growing increasingly fearful that their plight will soon worsen. A senior Coptic Church official tells LIGNET what is really happening in Egypt under the rule of Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood and why Copts are more vulnerable than ever before.
Our source reveals that friction between Muslim fundamentalists and Christian Copts is growing, as shown by the spread of small disputes across the country, including the abduction and forced conversion to Islam of Coptic children. He says that Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi, has done nothing to help the Copts beyond delivering empty words. He also expressed disappointment that the United States has not done more to put pressure on Morsi’s government to protect the rights of religious minorities.
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