Thursday, August 18, 2005

Not in my Name.


Campaigning has finally begun for the ten contenders for the Sept. 7 2005 Egyptian Presidential Elections.

Pope Shenouda is coming to Corpus Christi in a couple of days to open a new monastry that was purchased by the diocese. Maybe he'll answer why he supports a murderous tyrannt.

Wish me luck.

posted by Koptikjihad at 7:47 PM

2 Comments:

Blogger R said...

I already emailed Bishop Youssef. It will be interesting if you show opposition as well (respectfully of course).

9:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The most important part of this quasi-election are the long-term consequences. Tarek Atia brilliantly notes that the election logo that has become “a permanent fixture on [national] channels… may change things. Intentional or not, the flag immediately attracts young children. “What is that?” they ask their parents. The typical response would probably be much like what Kamelia Hamed told her son when he asked, that the flag is part of the election campaign, which is a process by which the public chooses their leader from among several candidates.

In that simple exchange, a revolution of sorts has already occurred.

8:19 PM  

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