The March 19 referendum will be held in Egypt 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. Eman Sharaf, new prime minister, fell Friday on the square between protesters and spoke coalition with some young revolutionaries. Sharaf, transport minister between 2004 and 2005, engineer, who resigned in conflict with Gamal and businessmen of the old guard, was the only member of Mubarak's government to join the demonstrators on February 8. Even Khayrat Al Shater of the Muslim Brotherhood, in prison since 2006, was in place Friday. In the interview that Sharaf has had with people in the square, the demonstrators called for radical changes in the state police, the release of prisoners, 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. Part of the protesters plan to continue protesting. Part of the "coalition of the January 25" has an anti-political spirit. It is these groups will not leave the square until the last member of the old regime is in power.
The climate, especially in some districts remains tense. "The Egyptians do not trust the police - says Labib, journalist Saba El Youm, stopped during the event. This is because the Egyptian institutions have weakened. Until a ministry of the interior will be rebuilt, who will have confidence in the police? ". There has been shootings and score-settling in popular neighborhoods like Sayeda Zeinab, Dar El Salam and Shubra. In this particular area the strike of chemical farmaucetico culminated in clashes that led to military intervention. "From the balcony of my house tells worried Emad, a young student Sayed Zeinab malvito-see groups that fight each other with knives and guns. And no one intervened to stop them. " Many believe that the worsening security situation depends on the absence of the police and army dall'attendismo. While it is still difficult to know whether the judiciary will be able to prosecute former government ministers Mubarak. It 'set for March 5 Next, the first hearing of the former interior minister, Habib El Adly, who is accused of extortion. The same El Adly was entered in the register of suspects for the attack on the Christian Coptic Church of Alexandria on 7 January. And if the kids are back in Sunday school, many parents prefer to keep them at home. "It is not safe to move from one district to another city. - Eman says, a mother of four girls. And I have not heard of anyone missing persons, the bus stopped by criminals to frighten children. " This tense atmosphere clears the streets of Cairo after midnight, in compliance with the curfew. It upsets the habits of many Egyptians who usually linger in markets and small cafes open until late at night. But to be directly
this political vacuum, in particular, are Coptic Christians. In recent days, a church was burned to Helwan. And in Tuesday night died at least ten Copts in the popular district of Moqattam. A few weeks ago, six monks of the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in the Egyptian desert were injured as the army knocked down a wall built by the religious. "In this case there is no responsibility of the army. The monks were not to build on that land - ensures father Kamal St. Joseph Catholic Church in the center of Cairo. There is a government and people take advantage to abuse building. " All churches in Cairo are controlled by the police or the army. "In the days of the revolt we have not had any attacks - continued the monk. I do not know if the allegations in El Adly they are accurate. It may have been a ploy to divert attention from political issues. Of course back in November asked the police to put iron security around the churches. " And the Muslim Brotherhood, father Kamal has no doubts: "I am friends of the Coptic patriarchs, but they do not want Christians to be the ruling class in this country. And they are deeply divided. " I met Father Bishoy Coptic Orthodox church in the Angel Gabriel in the district of Abdin. "I have no definite news on what happened in the desert. Perhaps the military has an Islamist direction. " And on the assassination of Alexandria: "it is possible that the allegations are true to the ministry. With the attack would give the impression that the Islamists are a threat to the Copts. " With regard to political action of the Muslim Brotherhood, the father smiles, "their words are peaceful, but their hearts can not be seen." To enter the Cathedral of San Marco district Abbasseya it is checked with a metal detector. Many young people linger in the gardens of the church after Sunday mass. "It is strange that the attacks on Christians happen when the police there to protect the places of worship? - Ask Rania and Mary. Within weeks of the uprising nobody has touched the churches even though there was no control. " These girls have the suspicion that the involvement of the former interior minister, is plausible, "are men of corrupt individuals to act in this manner." While the Muslim Brotherhood are "familiar to us, help us in times of difficulty. Many of them want to stay away from politics. " "E - plus the girls - in the days of the protests were Christians and Muslims together to protect homes and neighborhoods." If these acts of intimidation against Christians and activists are part of a strategy of tension and too early to tell. The road to the elections is still full of pitfalls.
Joseph Acconcia
from "La Sicilia" of March 10
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