"[Egypt] Has a Group Afflicted with the Madness of Blind Extremism and Factionalism"
"This is an issue of utmost gravity; it must be considered and treated extremely conscientiously. The recent attack on a Copt-owned jewelry store, in which several Copts were killed, as well as a succession of previous attacks in Alexandria, Cairo, and Upper Egypt, indicate that [in Egypt], there is a group afflicted with the madness of blind extremism and factionalism [directed against] different ethnic communities. [This group] is determined to do away with tolerance, which has distinguished this country throughout its long history, and to fan the flames of civil war [fitna] between [people] who share the same homeland, history, and culture, i.e. between Muslims and Christians. Read more ...
"This is an issue of utmost gravity; it must be considered and treated extremely conscientiously. The recent attack on a Copt-owned jewelry store, in which several Copts were killed, as well as a succession of previous attacks in Alexandria, Cairo, and Upper Egypt, indicate that [in Egypt], there is a group afflicted with the madness of blind extremism and factionalism [directed against] different ethnic communities. [This group] is determined to do away with tolerance, which has distinguished this country throughout its long history, and to fan the flames of civil war [fitna] between [people] who share the same homeland, history, and culture, i.e. between Muslims and Christians. Read more ...
Source: MEMRI
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