Egyptians face a choice between Mubarak-era aviation minister Ahmed Shafiq and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi in presidential runoffs to be held on 16 and 17 June.
Copts are considered an important factor in deciding who is going to be Egypt’s next president. Will they vote for Shafiq or Morsi? . It is estimated that about 2.5 -3 million Copts voted in the first round and that 50-60% of them are expected to vote in the second and final round.
Rooted in the Coptic mind for a while are fears and concerns of a state governed by Islamists. There has long been mistrust between Islamists, especially the Muslim Brotherhood and Copts. Copts fear being treated as a minority and that their freedoms and rights would be restricted under an Islamic state headed by the Muslim Brotherhood.
On the other hand, Islamists do not believe that Copts should be in high leadership positions according to their interpretation of Islamic sharia. They are many issues that increase the gap between the two sides.
Mohamed Morsi, in his press conference after the first round of the presidential elections, spoke in general terms about how the institution of the presidency would include Copts, women, youth and others. He was not specific however about which positions he might give to Copts.
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ternyata setelah terus mengamati perjalanan pemilu mesir... Ada hal yang harus kita cermati.
kalau baca sampai sini.. kesimpulan bisa simpang siur.. Tapi apa daya tak ada waktu untuk menyambung tulisan ini.. sementara ini aja dulu :-)
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