"Egypt is for all Egyptians; all of us are equals in terms of rights. All of us also have duties towards this homeland. As for myself, I don't have rights. I only have duties."
Mohamed Mursi's first speech on June 30 marked a historic event in Egypt, where the nation watched the Muslim Brotherhood candidate being sworn in as the first competitively elected president in Cairo. Whilst the dominant issue for many remains what kind of government it will have - Mursi is currently locked in a stand-off with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) - many minorities in the country have reacted miserably to his presidential victory, especially Coptic Christians, the largest minority group.
Despite the promise of an "inclusive" Egypt in his inaugural Cairo speech, Coptic concerns about the new president's Islamist background remain. Rooted in the ideology and objectives of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic party founded in 1928 as part of the anti-colonial movement, the key principle of the Brotherhood was, and still is, to promote Islamic piety as the organising force in Egyptian society. Many Copts fear that attempts to create such a society will naturally discriminate against them.
Discrimination and distrust
Copts, who make up around 10% of Egypt's 82 million population, have witnessed Egyptian society outwardly Islamise in recent decades with an increase in displays of piety. The Brotherhood's influence could be felt not only in social attitudes but in the constitution.
Dominance of the majority Islamic faith was assured when Mubarak's predecessor, Anwar Sadat introduced Article 2 in 1971 which states: "Islam is the religion of the state, and the Arabic language is its official language. The principles of Islamic law are the chief source of legislation."
For years human rights groups have been reporting attacks and molestation of the Coptic minority and also instances of their forced conversion to Islam, a conversion carried out with intimidation, violence and rape. Churches and monasteries have been targets of violent attacks including some notable incidents such as the 21 victims of the Koshesh massacres in 2000, the anti-Christian riots in Alexandria in 2005 and the mob attack on a Coptic church in Cairo four years ago.
This same story of despair has continued in recent years. Several Copts lose their lives in 2010 during the Nag Hammadi massacre, as they left church following midnight mass on January 7, the date of the Coptic Christmas. New Year's Day in 2011 saw at least 21 Copts killed in a church bombing in Alexandria, which triggered protests that contributed to the nationwide uprising which began on January 25, 2011.
And there is nothing new about Copts complaining about daily discrimination on the streets and in the workplace, being prevented from promotions and holding high positions. During Mubarak's regime, Copts were underrepresented in parliament, with only six of 444 members between 2005 and 2009. At the same time, the Muslim Brotherhood stated in their 2007 electoral program that Copts were not allowed to run for presidency.
Government officials have done little to quell the violence and many Copts believe the Mubarak regime and Islamic extremists have been responsible for the increasingly fragile state of Egypt's Christians. Others believe that this has been exacerbated since the revolution with the SCAF accused of allowing chaos in order to bolster their position as guarantors of security and stability.
Elections, Results and the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood
The first round of elections saw Coptic support for secular candidates including Amr Moussa, former foreign minister and secretary general of the Arab Leagure, Hamdeen Sabahi, leader of the Dignity Party, and Ahmed Shafik, an Air Marshal, minister and briefly prime minister under Mubarak.
In the election run-off, Mursi's rival, Shafik, unquestionably took most of the Coptic vote, even though they suffered under the Mubarak regime. But with the long mistrust of Islamists, Shafik was widely seen as the lesser of two evils. The Cairo rumour mill has added to tensions with rumours, reported by journalist Robert Fisk, of rigged ballots. For example, Caroline Morcos, an activist told Think Africa Press: "I believe Shafik really won, but they let Mursi win just to keep the country stable as the Muslim Brotherhood had destructive plans if they didn't win."
After Mursi's victory, many Copts now fear for their freedom and safety, while some are willing to give the new president a chance. But concerns remain high as Matthew Aziz, a Coptic doctor in Cairo said: "This result has caused more concerns for Copts especially in Upper Egypt regarding their financial future and concerns to those in big cities about their daily lifestyle, including their freedom to live as they used to."
A long journey
The Coptic feelings of, but not entirely baseless, paranoia stems from a lack of control over their destiny. They feel their future is in the hands of President Mursi, his interpretation of what an Islamic society should look like and his ability to deliver it.
The Copts may have nothing to fear. Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood are highly unlikely to use the ultra-conservative Hanbali School of jurisprudence dominant in Saudi Arabia, they are not Salafi literalists and Sharia law can be interpreted to be based on principles of social justice. But, as Mina Naguib, human rights researcher and graduate medical student based in the UK explained:
"Some aspects of Islamic law can be applied positively depending on how Mursi and his parliament choose to interpret it, for example basing policy on broad ideas such as social justice. However, there remains relatively little modern precedent for the positive application of Sharia with respect to personal freedoms."
Mursi is under pressure to calm the West's fear about Islamic politics. Reassuring news of his intentions to appoint a Coptic Christian as a vice president, and the promise of a modern and democratic Egypt is a move that would demonstrate a show of harmony and could dispel fears of the Muslim Brotherhood. But sceptical observers suggest it is nothing more than false display of diplomacy for the benefit of the international community while, in fact, the Muslim Brotherhood's real agenda is undemocratic, and will cause greater sectarian tensions and discrimination against Copts.
Mina Naguib said: "Muslim Brotherhood has consistently refused to cooperate and have sold out the revolution for their own gain. As such pro-revolutionary folk don't trust them anymore. It's a crude measure, but compare their parliamentary performance to their presidential one - a significant drop in support in just a matter of months."
According to a report by the Egyptian Federation of Human Rights, 93,000 Coptic Christians have fled the country since March 19, 2011 and the number is estimated to increase. Bishoy Kirolos, a church volunteer based in Shobra, who is determined not to be driven away, told Think Africa Press: "Many Copts are very depressed and a lot have emigrated already. But I believe God will protect us and nothing bad will happen."
With discrimination on-going and trust between many Copts and the Muslim Brotherhood are at a low point, Mursi has his work cut out. He not only has to protect the Coptic minority, but live up to his democratic rhetoric, he has to gain their trust. After the power struggle with SCAF, this may prove his greatest challenge.
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I SAY TO MY COPTIC BROTHERS DID DR. MURSI NOT SAY THAT THERE ARE NO MINORITIES IN EGYPT?? THERE IS ONLY EQUALITY A JUST EGYPT DEVOID OF FRACTIONALISM SECTARIANISMDR. MURSI BELIEVES IN THE FAITH OF THE "ALL MIGHTY GOD" WE AS MAN SHOULD EMULATE THE TEACHINGS OF THE "ALL MIGHTY GOD" WHICH IS COMPASSION TRUTH NOBILITY RIGHTEOUSNESS HONOUR LOVE PEACE UPRIGHTNESS; HWERE DOES IT STATE THAT THE PRINCIPLES ARE IGNOBLE AND SHOULD BE FERRED? THE AHTERS OF THESE AGAENDAS ARE THE CORRUPT THE EVIL ONE THE DECEIVERS THEY HATE SUCH PRACTICES; THESE ARE THE TRUE VALUES OGF MONOTHEISM HYPOCRISY LIES DECEIT KIDANPPINGS TORTURE HATE FACTIONALISM THESE ARE ALL THE WEAK AND DIRTY HAND OF SATAN "" 'WHERE IN ANY RELIGION OR BELIEF DO THEY PREACH HATE OR DISCRIMINATION?? THIS IS A EUROPEAN IDEOLOGY THAT WAS ASSIMILATED INTO AFRICA AS A MEANS OF SEFEATING THE PEOPLE KEEPING THEM DIVIDED. DR.MURSI RESIGNED FROM THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD WHY? HE FEELS THAT IN ORDER TO BRING ALL EGYPT TOGETHER BIND THEM WITH ONE THREAD ,IT WOULD BE ESSENTIAL THAT HE IS NOT RECOGNISED AS A MUSLIM BROTHER HOOD REPRESENTATIVE ,HE WANTS THE RECOGNITION TO BE "THE ONE OF ALL THE PEOPLE,.' LISTEN TO HIS SPEECHES AND KNOWN FOR A FACT THAT HE IS A MAN OF HONOUR AND GOOD DEEDS". LET US BE CLEAR ISLAM IS A CONTINUATION OF THE SCRIPTURES WE KNOW THAT CHRIST IS REVERED IN LSAM AS HE IS IN CHRISTIANITY. THERE IS A LINE DRAWN WHERE CHRISTIANITY WANTS US TO RECOGNISE OUR BROTHER CHRIST "PEACE BE UPON HIM' AS A DIETY WITH COMPARABLE POWERS TO THE "ALL MIGHTY GOD". AS AN AFRICAN A MONOTHEIST IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO COME TO SUCH A CONCLUSION, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT THE COMLEX AND DYNAMIC EVIDENCE OF OUR WORLD THE WORLDS OUTSIDE OF OUR OWN THE SUN ,A SUN THAT GIVES US LIFE!!! THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE SUNS IN THE UNIVERSES. THIS "GREATT ENTITY WHO IS CREATOR OF HIMSLEF MASTER TO ALL' COMPARABLE TO KNOWN "CAN NOT BE SEEN AS THE EQUAL OF CHRIST INANY FORM .THE "ALL MIGHTY GOD" WHO EXPLAINED TO OUR GREAT PROPHET AND BROTHER MOSES , "MAN WILL NEVER BE EBLE TO LOOK UPON HIS FACE; TO SEE HIS FACE WOULD BE INSTANT DEATH". WHEN DID THESE THINGS CHANGE ?? CHRIST MADE IT CLEAR HE CAME NOT TO CHANGE THE LAWS , HE CAME TO MODIFY AND ALLOW FOR ALL PEOPLE TO FIND FAITH AND BELIEF THRU HIM. THIS WAS MEANT FOR THE GENTILES AND THOSE WHO WERE OF MIXED PARENATGE AND ACLLED THEMSELVES JEWS .WHEN WE SPEAK OF "OUR LORD" WE ARE SPEAKING OF SUCH" A HOLY ENTITITY A PURE BEING AN UNFALLABLE BEING ONE THAT IS PAST PERFECTION HOLIEST OF ALL THING" EVERY SINGLE STAR EVERY SUN EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF CREATION BOWS DOWN TO THIS GREAT" SUPREME BEING"". THE BIRDS WHEN THEY ARISE IN THE MORNING GIVE THANKS TO THE "ALL MIGHTY GOD", EVERY SINGLE CREATURE GIVES THANKS AND PRAISES TO HIS "SUPREME MAJESTY ". THIS ORDER HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE CREATION THERE HAS BEEN NO DIRASTIC CHANGE OR ANY NEW ORDER DESIGNED TO CONFUSE EITHER THE ANIMAL INSECT UNIVERSAL CREATIONS, TO CHANGE THIER PRACTICE OF BEING SUBMISSIVE TO THE "ONE HOLY CREATOR". BEING A MUSLIM EMPOWERS THIS BELIEF SYSTEM ,IT DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING OF WHAT IS EXPECTED OF HUMANITY IT SHOULD ENHANCE THAT PERCEPTION THAT THESE ARE TRUE BELIVERS IN THIS "HOLY MAN OF ALL CREATION" "HE IS EVERYTHING TO US ALL HE IS OUR CHAMPION PROTECTOR INDIVISIBLE" WITH ALL ""HIS MAKJESTY AND UNCOMPROMISISNG POWERS" THIS KNOWLEDGE IS FOR US TO CHAMPION THE TENDER MERCIES THAT "HE HIMSELF EMBRACES US WITH". THE LAWS OF MAN ARE NOT THE LAWS OF "OIR LORD" DO NOT BE CONFUSED HE SAYS TO US 'SEEK FIRST THE HERE AFTER SEEK MY LOVE AND I WILL GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE" " IT IS ALSO SAID "IF MOTHER AND FATHER FORSAKE YOU I WILL NEVER" THESE ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GOD WE SERVE." HE IS UNAMBIGUOUS NOT CONFUSING CLEAR IN HIS MANDATES CLEAR ON HIS UNCOMPROMISING LOVE FOR US ALL" WHEN SOME OF US ARE EVEN CONFUSED BUT SEEK TO LIVE THIER LIVES WITH A CLEAN HANDS AND A PURE HEART THERE IS COMPASSION THERE IS STILL LOVE SO WE MUST NOT TAKE THESE THINGS FOR GRANTED. A GOOD MUSLIM IS HONOURABLE RIGHTEOUSS AND SPEAKS THE TRUTH ALWAYS. "AS A PERSON OF HONOUR NOBILITY DIGNITY "IT IS IMPERATIVE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH ,SPEAK IT ALWAYS, COST IT WHAT IT WILL" TO ASSUME A POSSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY DOES NOT AFFORD YOU THE WORLDLY GRATIFICATIONS THAT THOSE WHO CHASE AFTER SATAN GETS THIER REWARDS FROM THESE THINGS. A TRULY RIGHTEOUSS HONEST DIGNIFIED LEADERS WILL BE OPEN TRANSPARENT AND REPRESENT THOSE TO WHOM HE HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO SERVE. WHEN "OUR LORD" GIVES SUCH GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES UPON THE HEADS OF THOSE WHOM HE WILLS, THEN WE SHOULD BE OPEN MINDED WITH FAITH OF "OUR SUPERIOR BEING" THAT WHAT EVER HE DOES HE WILL BE GUIDED WITH THAT "SUPREME HAND"FAITH WAS WHAT BRUGHT THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT TOGETHRE AND FAITH WILL RESTORE THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT. " DR. MURSI SAID THAT "THERE ARE NO MINORITIES OR ETHNICITIES THERE ARE ONLY EGYPTIANS" THAT IS SO RIGHT" EGYPT IS AN AMALGAMATION OF ALL HUMANITYTHIS WHO YOU ARE TO FIGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER WOULD BE FIGHTING AGAINTS YOURSELF" GIVE THANKS AND PRAISES DAILY TO ALL MIGHTY FATHER OF ABARAHAM ADAAM EVE MOSES CHRIST, WE ALL LIFT OUR HEADS TO THE SAME MASTER".LET US NOT GET DISTRACTED BY WORDS THAT ARE BEING USED BY MEN TO DIVIDE THEY USE THIER PRESS THIER TV TO ASSUME WHAT IT IS THEY WANT THE PEOPLE TO BELIVE." BELIEVE IN WHOM IT WAS THAT GAVE TO YOU YOUR INDEPENDENCE" THE REVOLUTION OF EGYUPT WAS THE FORCE OF NATURE NTO MANKIND, THE ARMY DID NOT PROTECT YOU THEY HAD NO STRENGTH OVER YOU THEY WERE DISEMJPOWERED USELES OTHER THAN TO STRIKE UP COURTS TO SURTAIN AND TORTURE THOSE WHO WER4E ACTIVE IN THE REVOLUTION. WHEN WE HEAR THE WORDS OF THE HYPOCRIT CLINMTON TRYING TO DISTANCE THE "THE ALL MIGHTY POWERE OF THISE GREAT OMNIPOTENT OMNIPRESNET ENTITY " THIS SOO GREAT A POWER" ONE THAT STOOD WITH THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY CAME TOGETEHR AND ASKED FOR HIS GUIDING HAND HIS TENDR MERCIES"" MAN CAN NOT AFFORD THESE POWERS TO US MEN ARE FALLABLE THEY WLWAYS LIE THEY ALWAYS BETRAY WE WERE NOT BETRAYED NOR WERE WE LIED TO!!!!!!! YET THE PEOPLE AS THE ISRAELITEWS HAVE LOST FAITH AND ARE LOOKING FOR MIRACLES WHEN THEY HAVE THE TRUTH BEFORE THEM AND ARE BEING LED ASTRAY NOT BE ANYONE BUT THEMSELVES. TO BE EVN SWAYED BY THE USA WHO IS A MORTAL ENEMY OF OUR BROTHERS IN PALESTINE THEY WHO HAVE INSANELY USED ATHIER MAGIC AND MONEY TOP CORRUPT THOSE WHO HAD NOBLE CAUSES TO BE BENIFIT OF MOVEMNET INVENTED BY THEMSELVES WHICH IS TERRORISM. THEY ARE THE FATHRES OF SUCH UN HOLY ALLAINCES FILLED WITH THE WORKS OF SATN A SEDITIONIST MOVEMENT THAT SEEKS TO MURDER MAME CREATE CHAOS'. THESE ARE ALL PRACTICES OF THE DEVIL HATER OF HUMANITY ONE THAT HAS SEWT UPON THE EARTH TO POTRAY HIMSELF AS RIGHTEOYUSSS WHILE HE LIES MURDERS CHEATS COMMITTS EVERY UNFORGIVABLE SIN ONTHE PLANET."OUR LORD" IS FORGIVING OVERSTANDING BUT THERE ARE SOEM WHOM ARE BEYOND REDEMPTION THIER HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH ARROGANTS IMPERTENENTS IGNORANTS SLEF CONSUMED WITH THIER OWN IMPORTANTS CONCEITED BELIEVERS IN ALL ABOMINATIONS. THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL WESTERN IDEOLOGIES, THIER UNIVERSITIES GRADUATES THIEVES AND MURDERERS; THESE ARE EVIDENT WHEN WE SEE THE COMPELLING FRAUD DAILY BY THIER BANKING CRIMINAL ELEMENTS WE SEE THE ATTROCITIES OF MURDERS, FORCED MOVEMENTS AND EXPULSIONS FROM THIER HOMES VIA DRONES OR TANKS AIREAL BOMBARDMENTS. THESE ARE TERRORIST ACTIVIYIES THEY ARE THE FATHRES OF TERRORIIMS. THEY TRY TO TEACH US A CULTURE OF RELIGIOUS DIVISION LIES HYPOCRISY VENGEANCE THESE ARE ALL OPPOSSITS OF WHAT WERE TAUGHT IN THE BEGINNING. THERE WAS ALWAYS ONE GOD" WHICH WE KNOW ONE RELIGION WHICH WE KNOW THIS WHY WE MUSTALIGHT OURSELVES TO THE DYNAMICS OF MAINTAINING THE FAITH IN THE ONE GOD NO MATTER HOW YOU CHOOSE TO SERVE HIM AS LONG AS WE KNOW OUR DESTINIES ARE ENTWINED. WE MUST SEEK TO RISE ABOVE THE WORLDY IDEOLOGIES THAT TECH SEPRATION DIFFERNCES. WE MUST RECOGNISE THAT WE ARE ONE HUMANITY WITH ONE COMMON ANCESTORY,W E ARE BONDED TOGETHER IN BLOOD AND MARRIAGE. OUR DIFFERNCES ARE THOSE OF MEN WE ARE PEOPLE OF THE SCRIPTURES THE BIBLICAL PAST THE BLOOD OF ANTIQUITY NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT THE BLLOD OF THE ANCIENST ARE STILL DEEP IN THE VEINS OF THE EGYPTIANS MONOTHEISM WAS FOUNDED I EGYPT MILLIONS OF YEASR AGO. IT WAS WRITTEN THAT IT WAS EGPYT WAS WHERE THEY FOUND ITS ANCIENT PAST. STAND FIRM TOGETHER "UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL" IT IS NOT INTHE INETERST OF THE USA TO SEE YOU INHEIRT THE RULE OF LAWS THEY ARE COMPLICIT WITH ISRAEL THE ARMY AND THE JEWS TO SE EGYPT NOT FULFILL ITS RLE AS AN AFRICAN LEADER OFA MULTICULTURAL NATION ONE STEEPED WITH THE BLOOD OF HUMANITY POURING THRU ITS VEINS. THERE IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OFEVERYTHING TO BE PROUD OF IT S THE WEST WHO SHOULD BE ASHGAMED FOR THIER DIRTY TRICKS THIER CONSATNT LIES AND HYPOCRISY. THEY BOUGHT THE EGYPTIAN ARMY AND ARE STILL SEEKING TO NPAYTHEM THIS MONEY T KEEP THE PEOPLE FROM EXPOSING THE TRUTYH AND STANDING UNITED SHOWING TO THE WORLD THT FAITH WORKS AND THE STRENMGTH OF THE WEST IS NOT THE WAY FORWARD. WHAT AMAZES THEM IS THE PHENOMENAM OF HOW THEW EGYPTIAN ARMY WAS FROZEN UNABLE TO EVEN FIRE THIER TANKS USE THIER WAR PALNES INCAPACITATED; THIS MY DISBELIVING FRIENDS IS THE WORK OF "THE MOST HIGH" WHEN THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT RETURN TO THE FEARLES STROMNG BELIEVER WHOM TOPPELD A GOVERNMENT THAT WAS THE STRONGETS IN THE REGION SHOUDL AGAIN RETURN IN HUMBLENES AND THANK "THE ALL MIGHTY GOD" FOR GRANTING HIS WILL" WE ARE HERE TO DAY BECAUSE WE HAVE OXYGEN WE HAVE LIFE SO EVERYTHING THAT IS BEQUITHED TO US WE MUST GRATEFU. THE POWER OF BELIEF AND FAITH IS SO STRONG THAT AGAIN WE MUST REMEBER THAT HIS AHNDS ARE THE GUIDING HANDS THAT WILL SEE THE PEOPLE SAFE. LISTEN NOT TO THE WORDS OF THE DISBELIVERS THIER FAT IS ALREADY SEALED. I SAY TO ALL CHRISTIANS WHERE DID YOUR FAITH GO? " IT WAS YOU WHO STOOD WATCH OVER YOUR BROTHERS PROTECTING THEM FROM THE ARMY THE SECIRUY FORCES WHEN THEY PRAYED !!!! NO ONE HAS FORGOTTEN THAT CERTAINLY NONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE REVOLUTION!!!!!ANY DISTURBANCES YOU ENCOUNTER IS EITHER FROMTHE MILITARY WHO WANTS TOKEEP YOU DISEMPOWERED ALONG WITH THE SECURITY SERVICES THE SAME THREATS REMAIN AS IF IT WERE TODAY!!!!!! LOOK AT SHAFIQ HE RAN AWAY HE STAYED NOT TO MAKE FOR A BETTER EGYPT THEY USED GIMMICKS AND CONS TO PRETEND TO BE A FRIEND THE FREIND YOU HAVE ARE THE PEOPLE FO EGYPT WHO WANTS OFR Q JUST EQUAL SAFE AND DESTINED SOVEREIGN NATION THAT IS LED BY THE RULES OF LAWS WHICH WILL BE ENSHRINED IN A CONSTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE" DR. MURSI IS A SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE SREVOLUTION HE DOES NOT KNOW IT ALL SO WITH THE HELP OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU SHOULD REACH OUT TO DR. MURSI SO HE CAN REPRESENT THE THOUGHTS OF THE PEOPLE VERBALLY. RMEMBER THE PRESIDENT IS THE REFLECTION OFALL THE PEOPLE HE REPRSENTS WHAT THE PEOPLE WANTS. HE IS THERE TO SERVE YOU. IN ORDER FOR THE RID OF CORRUPTION THEN YOU MUST WORK TOGETEHRE THIS WAS WHY SO MANY RELIGIOUS INDIVIDUALS WERE SELECTED BY THE PEOPLE TO REPRESENT THEM. THE WEST WANTS US TO BELIVE THAT THERE WAS SOME TRICK OR THE PEOPLE DID NOT WANT IT THIS NOT SO!!!!!!! THE PEOPLE CAME OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS TO VOTE FOR THESE PEOPLE ;WHY??? THIS REPRESENTED CHANGE THIS MEANT A MOVE FROM CORRUPTION, WHERE ALL THE OTHER CANDIDATES WERE PART AND PARCEL OF. THIS WHY DEMOCARCY IS NCE YOU CAN VOTE OUT WHO DOES NOT REPRESENT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. RIGHT NOW THE ARMY IS REPRESENTING THE WILL OF THE AMERICANS STATING THAT NO ONE PARTY OR BELIEF SYTTEM CAN RULE EGYPT BECAUSE THEY SAY SO???? WHO ARE THEY OUR NEW GODS?? THEY ARE JSUT OVERSEERSOF THE AMERICAN PLANTATION SYSTEM LOOKSLIKE YOU BUT HS BEEN ASSIMILATED TO BELIEF THAT BEINGA SLAVE IS GOOD FRO THEM IF THEY DID NOT HAVE THE SLAVE M,ASTER THEY WOULD END UP IN TROUBLE??? THESE ARE THE SAME REASONS THEY USED OVERSEERS FOR "TO KEEP DOWN THE FIELD NIGGER' IN THE USA DURING THIER ENSLAVEMENT OF YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS" THYEY ASSAULTED AFRICA WITH A FEROPCIOUS SAVAGE BARBARITY UNEQUALED SINCE THIER LATEST ASAULT IN NORHT AND WEST AFRICA. THE OVERSSER IS ALWAYS ARME AND ITS DUTY TO KEEP YOU BROKEN IN THE FIELDS WHILE HE USES YOU BROKEN SPIRIT TO MAINTAINH HIS ARROGANTS HIS CONCEIT HIS DEPRAVITY HIS BARBARITY. THIER AGENDA IS CLEAR YOU ARE NOT HISEQUAK YOU WILL NEVR BE HIS EQUAL AND HE WILL USE YOUR ONW PEOPLE TO KEEP YOU SUBJECT TO THIER WILL. THESE ARE TERRORIST IEOLOGIES, WHAT DOD YOU THINK SLAVERY WAS ? NICENESS?? TERRORISM AND BARBARITY; CHAOS CONFLICT MURDERS TORTURE KIDNAPPINGS PIRACY PLUINDERING LOOTING WAR CRIMES CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. THIER CHILDRENARE STILL PLUNDERING AFRICA THY WENT TO SCHOOL TO LEARN THE IDEOLOGIES WITHOUT USING SOME OF THE EXTERNAL ELEMENTS THEY USED BEFORE. THEY TEND NOW TO USE LEGAL INSTITUTIONS TO ACHIEVE THIER SAME OBJECTIVES. THEY WANT POWER WEALTH AND TO THEM IF YOU BECOME AN OBSTACLE THEY HAVE REFRESHED TALKS WITH TANTAWEI WHO IS WILLING TO SELL HIS SOUL FOR THIER CONTIUED SUPPORT OF HIS ROLE AS OVERSEERTHIS NOTHING MORE THAN WHAT HE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!. A DIRTY LW DOWN OVERSEER A TOOL OF THEW WEST TO KEEP THE SLAVES THE FIELD NIGGERS IN PLACE DO NOT FORGET THIS LESSON OF HSITORY"" NOTHING HAS CHANGED WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE PEOPLES HEGEMONY HAS BEEN THIER DIRECTION AND NOTHING SUGGESTS THAT IT STILL IS NOT" ALL EGYPT IS UNDER THREAT DO NOT FEED INTO ANY BETRAYAL OF FAITH. BESTRONG IN WHAT YOU STOOD UP FOR FORGET THE ELECTIONS REMEBER THE PARLIAMENATRY ELECTIONS ONE THAT WAS STOOD OUT WORLD WIDE AS A HISTORIC MOMENT. WHAT THY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THE SAME THING AS WAS IN IRAQ AGHANISTAN LIBYA.LOOK AT SOMALIA THE GOVERNMENT THERE IS ONE OF THE MOST CORRUPT IN ALL HSITORYU OF SOMALIA THEY DEFEATED THIER WON EMPOWERMENT AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE PEOPLE WEHY?? THEY ARE THE TOOLS OF THE USA IT JUST CAN NOT FUNCTION HWERE VER THEY ARE LOK AT LIBYA TELL ME THEY ARE FUNCYTINING WITH DEMOCARCY ? NO , BNOT AT ALL, THE SAME WITH IVORY COAST THEY TOO HAVE PROBLEMS WHICH ARE NTO BEING TOLD , THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ARMY OR SECURITY FORCE THE UNITED NATION AND FRENCH TROOPS RUN THIS NMATION. SO WE MUST NOT FORGET THE ROLE OF THE "ALL MIGHTY " FOR THOSE THAT SIGHT THAS PEACEFUL RESOLUTIONS WILL ALWAYS WIN . FOR DR. MURSI TO BETRAY ANYONE WOULD UNDERMINE THE WHOLE REVOLTUON TALK OPEN YOU HEART SPEAK TO DR. MURSI BUT STAND BY HSI SIDE FRO A UNITED EGYPT. EGYPT MUST BE RID OF THE OVERSEERS THRU ALL PEACERFUL MEAUSRES THEY ARE DISPENSIBLE. HAVE FAITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.