Two men were killed during clashes between Muslims and Christians in Egypt in Helwan, an area south of Cairo. And Shahedain Coptic church was burned. Behind the incident there would be a dispute within the family to prevent the marriage of a Christian woman with a Muslim man. The burning of the church would be made in conclusion of the funeral procession. While Christians and Muslims have lived peacefully in Egypt, disputes often arise around the question of mixed marriages, the entry of Coptic Christians in the military and access to top government officials. D'altraparte, the attitude of the Muslim Brotherhood against the Copts is often contradictory. Father Kamal admits: "The Muslim Brothers are friends of the Coptic patriarchs, but they do not want Christians to be the ruling class in this country. And they are deeply divided. " While ordinary people have a different point of view, "the Muslim Brotherhood are familiar to us - says Bishoy - help us in times of difficulty. Many of them want to stay away from politics. " "E - added the boy - in the days of the protests were Christians and Muslims together to protect homes and neighborhoods." This episode shows the deterioration of security conditions in Egypt, following the dissolution of the police since late January ineffectiveness control over ' security apparatus of the Ministry of Interior. "From the balcony of my house - told worried Emad, a young student Sayed Zeinab - see malvito groups that fight each other with knives and guns. And no one intervened to stop them. " And just to protest against gangs baltagheia undisturbed running of the cities, between yesterday and today, thousands of protesters have surrounded the barracks of Giza, Alexandria and October 6.
To expedite the necessary steps of this long transition, the Council of the armed forces announced that head will be held on March 19 referendum on amendments to the Constitution. The Egyptians will decide who is a candidate for the presidency, the term of office and the suspension of the emergency law. After this news and following the act of Eman Sharaf, new prime minister, who fell to the streets Friday and spoke with some young people of the coalition, most of the protesters left Tahrir Square. Even Khayrat Al Shater of the Muslim Brotherhood in prison since 2006, remained in place for several hours. The demonstrators asked Sharaf to restore the system to police the dangerous presence of gangs in popular areas and the formation of a caretaker government, composed of civilians. "Sharaf told to go home. And if you do not act in the interests of the Revolution, to return to the streets "- says Khaled, who will sleep in tents in Tahrir Square again tonight. In any case, some of the protesters do not plan to go away. Part of the "coalition of the January 25" has an anti-political spirit. And these groups have decided not to let our guard down until the last member of the old regime is in power. The first difficulty Sharaf shall be the replacement of key figures of the establishment of Mubarak, as Foreign Minister Abu Gheit and Mamdu Marei, minister of justice. They both played a key role in facilitating the transfer of assets abroad Mubarak. D'altraparte, former Prime Minister Shafiq will face charges of abuse of office in the building of new airports in Cairo and Alexandria. Finally, the hearing yesterday, the former Interior Minister Al Adly has pleaded not guilty on the charges of corruption and bribery.
But the Egyptian political framework is in turmoil. Young activists Tagammu announced the formation of the Union for Progress in opposition to the leadership of the party. While Kamal said Kalil near the birth of a third party of the left, the Democratic Party workers. In addition, 18 Sufi orders have agreed to the formation of the first party Sufis of Egypt, Ahmed Maher chosen as representative. But after the release of these items, the police would be carrying out arrests of Sufis in Alexandria and Cairo. D'altraparte, Badrawi resigned as leader of the PND and said it would form a party of 25 January. According to many of the PND is the extreme attempt to exploit this transition. One of the major unknowns is exactly what they will do the keepers, workers, families of middle class, civil servants who belonged to the party of Mubarak, and are now waiting for the policy framework becomes clearer.
Joseph Acconcia
from "Il Manifesto" of March 6
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