Good well

Instead of bitching and not doing anything, I decided to raise $1,000.00 by the end of this semester for the victims of religious strife in Egypt. If successful I'll increase the amount by another $4,000.00, to my ultimate goal of $5,000.00.

Does anyone know of any good charities other than the Coptic Orthodox church that is secular in thought, and whose goals is national unity? I want a charity that will help both Copts and Muslims. I should be in Egypt for the whole summer, so hit me up with suggestions.

I've raised $11.85 on campus...I have some work to do.

Enough is Enough

I am ceased to be surprised from the trash the Egyptian media is spitting out. Are all criminals in Egypt insane? I understand that the Government tries to hide overt sectarian overtones, but this insults the intelligence of over 70 million Egyptians.

The government needs to step up and claim responsibility for its half-measures. The police that stand guard outside Coptic churches, do nothing to protect the Coptic Christians praying inside. I'm hearing reports from www.copts-united.com that the police prevented Christians from chasing the 'insane' attacker and even threatened the young men who wanted to capture the stabber. It is a sad case in Egypt, where those that stab and oppress Copts get short sentences.

The young Muslim who stabbed a nun at the Maharem Bek riots got three years! Is Coptic blood cheap? Three years? Until when will this stop?

We need to peacefully protest by raising our crosses in the air. We are the Christians of Egypt who suffered 1400 years of oppression. We will not leave Egypt, but will stay for we are the original inhabitants. We served our country by fighting its enemies, but in the end we are called traitors and agents of the Americans, Zionist etc. Enough is Enough....I'm getting sick and tired of the Muslim Brotherhood and the National Democratic Party's double talk on Coptic Rights. We have been passive long enough...we must fight for our rights.

Maybe it's time to buy a ticket to Egypt, I know if push comes to shove the Coptic community abroad will send hundreds of millions to save our community.

The word Jihad came before Islam, lets show them the real meaning of it.

www.copts-united.com Watch Abouna Markos's call to Peaceful Action
www.copts.net

Aiwa

I fcuking hate this pig.

This is not Islam

The events that have transpired in Egypt are extremely unfortunate and need to be condemned by the Egyptian Government, most importantly by its leader, President Muhammed Hosni Mubarak.

I, as an Egyptian Christian, am horrified by these attacks but understand why they occur. The Egyptian government led by Hosni Mubarak and his gang of thugs, the National Democratic Party are trying to stay in power by displaying to the world what would happen if the Muslim Brotherhood were in power. They show the Brotherhood's so called intolerance towards the Copts by hiring thugs to attack churches.*

As proven by the Parliamentary elections, the quasi-secular government of Hosni Mubarak wants to destroy any form of secularist thought by going against al ghad or al wafd secularist parties, leaving them in shambles. It also wants to constrict the debate to be between the National Democratic Party vs. the Islamists. Mubarak's regime is increasingly becoming afraid of the rising power of the Brotherhood, so it threatens the Copts and other secularists through these spectacles. The Copts should not go against Islam or the Brotherhood, but go against the government for playing these dirty games. The NDP cares not for Muslims or Christians, but to protect its on interests.

It's time that the Copts become more vocal in their disapproval of the National Democratic Party, Muhammed Honsi Mubarak and his goons are not going to protect the Copts any more than what has happened in the past. The war isn't between Islam and Christianity, but between Democracy and Tyranny.

Through our silence we have become pawns. It's time to protest! Both Muslims and Copts should band together as brothers to bring Egypt to the future.

Fcuk you Hosni Mubarak and Fcuk all the Coptic NDP collaborators.

* I do not approve of the Muslim Brotherhood. As a side note I do not agree with our Church's policy at fostering hatred towards Islam, this isn't a Christian element and the Islam bashing must come to an end.

I love the LF

I love this pic.

If all else fails we can do a Coptic conspiracy and immigrate to Lebanon. I'm sure the Christians there would love to have us.

Lebanese Forces

May Chidiac

May Chidiac started her career on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) more than twenty years ago, covering everything from the horrific civil war to the independence movement that ushered the end of Syrian Occupation.

Due to her immense courage and determination to lead a normal life, May Chidiac is this week's person of the week. I hope all goes well for a woman that has sacrificed a lot for her country.

Links:

http://www.maychidiac.org/