simply-war: In Cairo, demonstrators climbed the walls of the United States Embassy, replacing the American flag with their own banner to protest a film they viewed as offensive to Islam. Many Muslims consider any depiction of Prophet Mohammed to be offensive. Rafik Farouk, 38, an Egyptian Christian, also took part. “I am here because I am Egyptian and reject anything that insults Islam or anything that sparks division in Egypt,” he said. Photography by; Mohammed Abu Zaid

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In Cairo, demonstrators climbed the walls of the United States Embassy, replacing the American flag with their own banner to protest a film they viewed as offensive to Islam. Many Muslims consider any depiction of Prophet Mohammed to be offensive. Rafik Farouk, 38, an Egyptian Christian, also took part. “I am here because I am Egyptian and reject anything that insults Islam or anything that sparks division in Egypt,” he said. Photography by; Mohammed Abu Zaid


"Our solidarity with the struggle of the Syrian people against an oppressive regime that has lost its legitimacy is an ethical duty as it is a political and strategic necessity. We all have to announce our full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria, and translate this sympathy into a clear political vision that supports a peaceful transition to a democratic system of rule that reflects the demands of the Syrian people for freedom."
simply-war: Egyptian Muslims and Christians raise a copy of the Quran and a Cross in Shubra district, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan.1, 2011 to protest against the terrorist attack on a Coptic Christian church in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria. A powerful bomb, possibly from a suicide attacker, exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as a crowd of worshippers emerged from a New Year’s Mass early Saturday, killing at least 21 people and wounding nearly 80 in an attack that raised suspicions of an al-Qaida role. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)

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Egyptian Muslims and Christians raise a copy of the Quran and a Cross in Shubra district, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan.1, 2011 to protest against the terrorist attack on a Coptic Christian church in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria. A powerful bomb, possibly from a suicide attacker, exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as a crowd of worshippers emerged from a New Year’s Mass early Saturday, killing at least 21 people and wounding nearly 80 in an attack that raised suspicions of an al-Qaida role. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)

"For the first time in Egyptian history — not just modern but in all Egyptian history — a woman will take that position."
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Ahmed Deif, policy advisor to Egyptian President-elect Mohamed Morsi who is picking woman, Christian VPs (via pieceinthepuzzlehumanity)

This just demonstrates to me that the majority of people were voting against the military, not for a theocratic agenda. I just hope they can keep the pressure up.

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