Dr. Kamīl Sādiq, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Milī (Lay) Council in Alexandria, warned that Egypt is heading towards a similar situation seen in Lebanon in the seventies, with the ignition of sectarian strife between Muslims and Copts moving towards civil war. He accused the present Muslim Brotherhood government of deriving its legitimacy from this discord, contrary to the Egypt people's tolerant nature. He also confirmed the existence of electronic militias who aim to exploit any incident between Egyptians as being one of Muslim and Christian discord to distract attention from the kidnap of soldiers in the Sinai and insurgency activity before the president came to power. The absence of the application of the law and its provisions does not reflect the behavior of a civilized society which instead of moving forward is regressing (Amīr Fathī, al-Wafd, May 21, p. 2). Read original text in Arabic.
