Dr. Muhammad al-Barrī, the leader of the Azhar Ulema Front, said he was proud to be a Copt [Reviewer's Note: Copt in a sense means all Egyptians, whether Muslims or Christians]

"The more the leadership of the Azhar is honest and brave, the most likely the interests of the nation are achieved," said Barrī in an interview.

He said that the former regime has dissolved the Azhar Ulema Front because he did not like its opinions, adding the revolution needs fortifications against conspiracies and senior politicians' games. [Mukhtār Mahrūs, al-Wafd, Jan. 16, p. 7]