[Ennahar] The Coptic community in Egypt is afraid of being increasingly marginalized by an Islamism it claims to be encouraged by the state, although the Islamist opposition was swept in the parliamentary elections of which the second round is held Sunday.
"Discrimination against Copts is systematic and widespread in Egypt. It is found in government bureaucracy, courts, police and universities," said Emad Gad, of the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.
"Discrimination is not only practiced by the government," but "the government has managed to Islamize society (...). They use religion to gain support from people," he adds, speaking of "a fanatic bureaucratic system."
"Just to repair the window of a church, you must obtain permission from the government. If you want to build a mosque, you can get it in no time," he said.
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