9. Islamic parties' websites accuse Copts, fabricated pictures of 'Egyptian bloc'

Year: 
2011
Week: 
48
Article number: 
9
Article pages: 
3
Date of source: 
November 29, 2011
Author: 
Hānī Rif'at and Hamdī Dabsh
Reviewer: 
Diana Maher Ghali
Article summary: 

The Islamic parties' website adapted a sectarian campaign against Copts in the parliamentary elections. During the election, the Islamic parties' website repeatedly published news about Copts' violations in the elections.

The worst campaign was conducted by al-Nūr salafī party which published a fabricated picture of the Egyptian bloc that says that it is the voice of the church.

[Reviewer's Note: News story was also mentioned in al-Ahrām, page 7, November 29, 2011 entitled "Church denies interfering in the elections" and has no link online.]

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