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Father 'Abd al-Masīh and Salīb Mattá Sawīris, member of the Coptic Orthodox Community Council, states that Copts are not revolutionist. However their stance on the July Revolution is difficult to understand. Most Coptic thinkers and writers and even ordinary Copts carry hostile feelings towards the revolution. The most realistic reason for this is explained by great thinker and historian Ghālī Shukrī, who says that the reign of Nāsir sowed the seeds of sectarian fitnah in Egypt.

Keywords: Father 'Abd al-Masīh - Salīb Mattá Sawīris - Coptic Orthodox Community Council