Diyā’ Rashwān, a researcher at al-Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies, gives special attention in al-Shurūq to the stylistic features of the terrorist attack outside the Two Saints Church, Saint Mark and Pope Peter in Alexandria.

According to Rashwān, the bombing carries the fingerprints of al-Qā‘idah. He says the culprits could be extremists with no police records, meaning they could more easily avoid security surveillance. Although al-Qā‘idah has become disintegrated as an organization since  9/11, its ideas are still going strong. Therefore, the decisions could have been made by individuals inspired by al-Qā‘idah's ideas.

The editor of al-Ahrām, Usāmah Sarāyā, focused his attention on national unity following the incident, saying that both Muslims and Copts share in their anger and sorrow over the incident. Al-Akhbār seems to suggest that the act was instigated by the temptation of "dirty cash" that found its way to "dirty hands." Wā’il Qandīl of Al-Shurūq criticized what he sees as the poor performance of Egyptian security forces, arguing that state security has not learned any lessons from past events.

In Al-Ahrām, Makram Muhammad Ahmad wrote that, after the elections, a heavily flawed political environment was created. Ahmad says that the NDP should look to change this.