Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

Some people ask what are the defects in the actual reality in which we are living? The defects are mainly concentrated in two points:



First, insisting on keeping some rules, which spread the spirit of discrimination and kill equality.



Second, keeping policies and behaviors, which have a disastrous effect on the Egyptian street, especially in the poor areas.



The first defect concerns the legislations and permissions regarding building churches. These legislations discriminate between Egyptians in a very clear way.



In addition to that, mentioning the religion on one’s identity card and in all the official papers makes [Christian] Egyptians feel uneasy about how they are treated. This mentioning of religion makes the barrier between people of different religions greater.



The official vacations for the religious feasts are included among these defects. Christians asked the government many times to accept Christian religious feasts as official holidays, but the government refused. If the government had agreed on this matter, the positive effects of repeating the words "tolerance" and "love" would have been clear among the Egyptians.



The second defect will be discussed in the next issue.