The article talks about a commission headed by Azhar Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib that will coordinate with Egyptian churches on making a joint response to the United States religious freedom report, which claims there to be religious discrimination in Egypt. The commission is said to include Endowments Minister Hamdī Zaqzūq and two members of the Islamic Research Academy.
The article then presents the opinions of various leading Muslim and Coptic leaders. Those quoted incluce Dr. Zaqzūq, Protestant leader Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, Catholic Bishop Yūhannā Qaltah, and Bishop Bīsantī of Helwan.
Coptic Orthodox Community Council member Father Salīb Mattá Sawirus proposed forming what he called the "Egyptian Family Council," which would specialize in responding to "foreign conspiracy and interference in Egyptian affairs.” The council would include leading members of the Azhar and the Egyptian church.
