The
following excerpts are from AINA.org:
For
Egypt's Copts, the military's removal of President Morsi and the
Muslim Brotherhood from power was nothing short of a miracle. After
two and a half years in which Islamists dominated every electoral
contest they faced, there was little if any hope on the horizon.
Since the 25th of January revolution, Coptic despair manifested
itself in an unprecedented wave of emigration from Egypt, which
intensified during the Brotherhood's year in power. Following the
massive demonstrations against the Brotherhood's rule and the
military coup of July 3rd 2013, Copts were in a frenzied mood
celebrating their deliverance; a deliverance that would prove short
lived, however.
The
Copts represent the Middle East's largest Christian population, and
were once one of the pillars of early Christianity, with some of its
early saints framing what it meant to be Christian. However,
centuries of persecution and struggles for survival have left Copts a
small minority in their homeland. Modernity brought new challenges to
the community, though it removed the legal second-class status in
which Copts lived in the Middle Ages. In recent years Copts have come
under increasing pressure due to the discriminatory policies of
successive governments, as well as violent attacks by their fellow
citizens.
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The Continued Plight of Egypt's Copts
