“Copts of Egypt challenge the US and the EU”, was a title to a conference organized by a number of Coptic activists to announce their rejection of the intervention of the EU and U.S. in Egyptian affairs and their support to the Muslim Brotherhood. Naguīb Jubrā’il stated that Egyptian Copts only seek protection in their homeland.  He added that the Muslim Brotherhood attacked 85 churches. Priest Rif’at Fikry stated that Christians are paying an expensive price due to their political positions (Peter Majdī, al-Tahrīr, Aug. 25, p. 12).  Read original text in Arabic.