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Christians in Egypt Demand Right to Build Churches |
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Christian Web News - Egyptian activists, in hopes of legislation giving Christian equal rights as Muslims to build houses of worship, protested in front of parliament.
On Wednesday, the demonstrators, both Muslim and Christian, were also protesting against the sectarian strains in the country, particularly in light of a Christmas Eve slaying of six Copts and a Muslim guard outside a church in southern Egypt. The government has maintained that sectarian harmony reigns in Egypt and said the attack on Jan. 6 had no religious dimension. Muslims need a municipal permit to build mosques. But Copts must get their papers signed by the president. Ten percent of Egypt's 80 million residents are Copts, who complain of being denied equal citizenship rights. Clashes do occasionally erupt.
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