In this Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 picture, a young Coptic young girl pilgrim gets a tattoo during a ceremony at Mar Girgis Monastery, near Luxor, Egypt. Egypt's Christian minority, about 10 percent of the population of more than 80 million, has long complained of discrimination. But Christians fear things are reaching a crisis point since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak nearly two years ago and the subsequent rise to power of Islamists. The Church itself is undergoing a major transition: A new pope, Tawadros II, is to be enthroned in Cairo on Sunday, succeeding Shenouda III, the man who led the Church for 40 years and was revered by Copts as their protector until his death in March. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
In troubled Egypt, Copts turn to beloved saint
In this Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 picture, a young Coptic young girl pilgrim gets a tattoo during a ceremony at Mar Girgis Monastery, near Luxor, Egypt. Egypt's Christian minority, about 10 percent of the population of more than 80 million, has long complained of discrimination. But Christians fear things are reaching a crisis point since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak nearly two years ago and the subsequent rise to power of Islamists. The Church itself is undergoing a major transition: A new pope, Tawadros II, is to be enthroned in Cairo on Sunday, succeeding Shenouda III, the man who led the Church for 40 years and was revered by Copts as their protector until his death in March. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
By HAMZA HENDAWI
Associated Press /
November 16, 2012
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Then his voice grew angrier.
‘‘Why can’t the president be decisive and delve into the case file of the Christians? Are Christians a part of the fabric of this nation or not?’’
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