Egypt's ministries of Endowments and Foreign Affairs announced their condemnation of the Baghdad explosions at the “Sayyidat al-Najāh.” Security specialists warned against taking al-Qā‘idah's threats against Copts for granted. Minister of Endowments Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq said that Egypt neither allows foreigners to interfere with its internal affairs nor responds to threats, ensuring that the government is entirely capable of protecting Copts inside and outside of Egypt.

Key Words: Iraq – al-Qā‘idah – Husām Zakī – Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq – Kāmīliyā Shihātah – Palestine – Israel – Sāmih Sayf al-Yazl – ‘Ādil Sulaymān