Thursday, February 24, 2011

An Afghanistan in the Mediterranean

An Afghanistan in the Mediterranean

Two scenarios of the revolt in the Arab countries. That of Egypt, with an unprecedented alliance between Christians and Muslims. And that of Libya, where the collapse of the regime paves the way for radical Islamism. The analysis of Khaled Fouad Allam 

by Sandro Magister


ROME, February 23, 2011 – The three photos shown above were taken in Cairo in the square al-Tahrir, Liberation Square. They were published on the online agency "Asia News" of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, with commentary by the Egyptian Jesuit Samir Khalil Samir, one of the Islamologists most respected by pope Joseph Ratzinger.

Read this article here: http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1346872?eng=y

POST SCRIPTUM – This article had just been posted online when the news came of the killing of a Coptic priest in Asyut, in Upper Egypt. Thousands of Christians took to the streets to protest, clashing with Muslims. Asyut is the Egyptian city with the highest concentration of Copts, and the birthplace of their current patriarch, Shenouda III. In the surrounding area there are important monasteries and a shrine dedicated to Mary, an extremely popular destination for both Christians and Muslims.

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