Mr.Kameel Halim wrote a very provoking article in Youm 7 online under the title “ You do not want Copts in Egypt ! Ok”. Some say that the article is a humor one as Mr.Halim discusses how our culture is Coptic in the first place . “Going to discuss later in this post”
I do not find it a comic one but rather a very dangerous article that shows that the Egyptian Christians abroad are playing with fire and they enjoy it somehow. We are trying to put that fire down and they are not helping.
I just want to ask Mr.Halim something : Whom is he talking to ?? to whom he is directing this message ?? To the Muslims , does not he consider us Egyptians too !!
He is speaking about the Copts and he is forgetting what the word “Copt” does mean, it means “Egyptian” ; last time I checked we are all Egyptians with the difference in our religion and in our races. We are all Copts . Does not he call for Citizenship !!??
Already historically speaking all those authentic Egyptian stuff he speaking about whether from habits or food or words go back to the ancient Egyptian era not the Egyptian Christian era. This is very important fact.
It is amazing how people forget that all that ancient Egyptian heritage for 14 centuries has continued to endure in this land and this shows that Islam does not replace or invade a culture but it rather unite and get mixed with the culture of that land.
Does Mr.Halim classify and divide Egyptians on based on ethnic racial religious background or what !!? Because accordingly not only Egyptian Muslims and also Jews are not original Egyptians not to mention the people of Sinai and West desert beside the Nubians.
What Halim is saying and others from his team say too makes me wonder : Who is the really Egyptian ?? I believe that you do not have to roots in Egypt for hundred of years to become a genuine Egyptian , if you do love Egypt and ready to give your life for her and her people for real then you are a real Egyptian. My great grandfather who came from Turkey in the 19th century and nearly was going to smash a British officer’s head because he insulted Egyptians in front of him in the railways , who took the hands of his half Egyptian-Turkish sons to walk in the funeral of Mustafa Kamal among the millions of Egyptians who walked in that forgotten funeral in my point of view was more Egyptian than those so-called Egyptian Copts leaders watching the country turning in to another Lebanon while they are enjoying the privileges of having two passports in foreign countries knowing nothing about the suffering of the real Egyptian citizen regardless of his religion and his ethnic background !!!!!!
This is my country I am an Egyptian Muslim Copt with Turkish,Moroccan and Arabian roots I am not leaving anywhere and I do not accept that someone grades 100% or 50% or 40% Egyptian , I am Egyptian , who wants to leave , the door is wide open for all those who hate the country and its unity.
Actually, he means that muslims roots are not egyptians, he means that we came from the arab island as occupiers. u'll find an article every day on youm7 speaks about something relevant to that, I don't know what youm7 are going to do??, don't miss also the comments and u'll know what is going in egypt, this is really unfortunate
ReplyDeletehmmm...dangerous waters!! I agree-in principal- that there are some pockets of exaggeration in this newly born fiasco between Muslims and Christian Egyptians. However, in my opinion, it is a logical outcome of what the Copts been facing in Egypt since the Fatimite rule. Come guys...read the histroy!! The Copts were forced to ride the donkey facing the back and where signs to differentiate between them and the Muslims!! And forget about what happens in Middle and Upper-Middle class in Egypt (if they still exist!)...the more educated people have the ability to "hide" their disgust of getting a glass of water with Christian (true story..happened in front of me!). Go to Ain Shams or EL Dweqa...etc and see how the Christian kids at school being traumatized by their Muslim classmates...they dont share food with them, they label them with some of the most dusgustiing slurs you can ever hear!! I'm a Muslim...and I believe the Copts been under scrutiny for many "centuries"...not organized though..it just comes from our belif that we're only the people of God and the Christians r "2nd grade" citizens. Yes we did that, not the government, the people of Egypt....and don't tell me you don't feel somehow "superior" over the Christians deep inside...we are all racist in a way!! And I'm talking about the vast majority of the Muslim population of Egypt, of course there are some cases of harmony between the two "elements" of the nation...but we're talking about the majority here, especially the less educated and lower income slivers of the society.
ReplyDeleteWhen we stop call them "Nasara" and ask them to pay the "Jizya", they will stop this fiasco...and I agree that the issue of "who is true Egyptian" is lame and B.S ...we are all Egyptians, we r born there...and I hope i can be burried there one day.
Disclaimer: Those are my humble opinions...only represent my views, I do respect everything everyone says and I wish we all have a peaceful life!!
Cheers,
Ahmed