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Egyptians launch Christian Brotherhood challenging Islamists
Thursday July 05, 2012 11:02:50 PM,
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Egypt, land of the Nile, splendour
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Cairo: A group of
minority Coptic Christian activists in Egypt have formed a new
political group, the Christian Brotherhood, to present a
non-violent challenge to the Muslim Brotherhood after it captured
the presidency.
According to Arabic satellite TV network al-Arabiya, a Cairo-based
Coptic human rights lawyer, Mamdouh Nakhla, is behind the
Christian Brotherhood.
The election of Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi as Egypt's
first democratically elected president paved the way for Copts to
form their own religious party, according to the Christian
Brotherhood's founders.
"The fact that Egypt is led by the Muslim Brotherhood spurred us
to turn our idea into reality. We share their philosophy that it's
possible to get into power without violence," Coptic activist Amir
Ayad told the al-Youm al-Sabaa website.
"We have political and social objectives and will monitor all
instances of discrimination towards Christians in Egypt and will
combat religion-based violence," he said.
Copts form around 10 percent of the population in Muslim-majority
Egypt. They have frequently been the target of attacks by Muslim
hardliners.
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