Participants at a forum held by the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services on Friday called upon the People's Assembly to take up the idea of forming a social charter on citizenship and dialogue, as well as to work toward passage of legislation to confront those who stir Fitnah Tā’ifīyah.

‘Abd al-‘Azīm Hammad, a writer at al-Ahrām, said Egypt is currently witnessing an unecessary state of superficial religiosity by its citizens. He called for the application of the emergency law for those who "trade in religion."

Hamdī Rizq, Chief Editor of  al-Musawwar attacked what he described as the "chaos of Fatwás" on satellite television.