02/04/2007
Al-Ahram Newspaper 2007/MAY /09
Egypt’s history is full of facts and realities foremost amongst which is the unity of this nation. Some devised terms imply the coming together of two sides, previously separated, which has not happened in Egypt. Another example is the term minorities which signifies the migration of a group, previously non-existent to settle in a place. This does not in any way relate to the Copts of Egypt or the Nubians, the Oasis dwellers, the Sinai Bedouins and the Upper Egyptians .All of them are Egyptians. Egypt’s Copts for example, stood up to the repeated Crusades. Citizenship, does not allow discrimination between persons and others, or even between residents of different nationalities, based on origin, color, creed, gender, religion or appearance. This explains the state’s interest in including citizenship in the constitutional amendments. Many visionaries confirm that Egypt is qualified, with all its positives such as its people, owners of civilization, knowledge and ambition as well as the desire to excel so that Egypt can catch up where it has not been, due to lost opportunities here and there.( Available in Arabic )
Egypt’s history is full of facts and realities foremost amongst which is the unity of this nation. Some devised terms imply the coming together of two sides, previously separated, which has not happened in Egypt. Another example is the term minorities which signifies the migration of a group, previously non-existent to settle in a place. This does not in any way relate to the Copts of Egypt or the Nubians, the Oasis dwellers, the Sinai Bedouins and the Upper Egyptians .All of them are Egyptians. Egypt’s Copts for example, stood up to the repeated Crusades. Citizenship, does not allow discrimination between persons and others, or even between residents of different nationalities, based on origin, color, creed, gender, religion or appearance. This explains the state’s interest in including citizenship in the constitutional amendments. Many visionaries confirm that Egypt is qualified, with all its positives such as its people, owners of civilization, knowledge and ambition as well as the desire to excel so that Egypt can catch up where it has not been, due to lost opportunities here and there.