The Copts of Alexandria are distressed on the constant accusations of Islamists towards the Church of allegedly igniting her flocks to spread chaos and disorder, and most recently of plotting against the ruling Muslim Brotherhood.

In a statement disclosed exclusively to al-Wafd,  Dr. Kamīl Siddīq, secretary of the Coptic Orthodox al-Millī (Lay) Council said, that Copts, like all Egyptians, express their discontent and plead President Mursī to fulfill the objectives of the Revolution, to end corruption and despotism, for which many had died and much blood shed, while the Muslim Brotherhood gradually concentrate power in their hands. Dr. Kamīl stressed that ”the demonstration is an Egyptian demonstration; it is not a sectarian one, and nor does it represent one segment of the society as some Islamists claim.”  He also condemned violence and destruction of public and private properties.  

Concerned of the brutal development, Dr. Kamīl urges President Mursī not to be obstinate to the demands of the people, and warned of a policy that supports the benefit of the Islamists on the expenses of the benefit of a diverse country like Egypt.  

The lawyer Joseph Malāk, head of the Egyptian Center for Development Studies and Human Rights (ECDSHR) in Alexandria, swiftly rejects embroiling the Egyptian Christians  as inciters of anti-Brotherhood revolts, saying, ”The leaders of al-Jama'āt al-Islāmīyah (Islamist groups) should end their grave allegations holding the Church responsible for the bloodshed in the Egyptian street everywhere.” He added, "Copts are part of the Egyptian people and not a secluded political fragment. ”  (Amīrah Fathī, al-Wafd, Jan. 27, p. 2).  Read original text in Arabic.