Egyptian Christians to Protest Against Islamic Influence in State Matters
by News Editor
Egyptian Copts pray in Tahrir Square during the 2011 Egyptian protests. Photo: wiki commons.
Times of Israel – Egypt’s Christians will take part in the first mass demonstration against the country’s Muslim Brotherhood government on Friday, a statement by the Coalition of Coptic Egypt declared Wednesday.
The August 24 demonstration will call for Egypt to remain a civil state and demand the separation of Islamic influences from state institutions. It is being planned as the first large-scale protest against the new government of Prime Minister Hisham Qandil, appointed by President Mohammed Morsi and sworn in on August 2.
