Dr. Mohammed Emara said that Islamic thinkers are excluded from being granted the state award of merit because those who are in charge of granting the award are Dr. Younan Labib Rizq, Dr. Mourad Wahba, and Dr. Milad Hanna [they are all Christians]. In effect, these three represent only 10% of the members who grant the awards. Dr. Emara also had a peculiar image of Pope Shenouda and the demonstrations of the Copts against Al-Nabaa newspaper.