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Progress in Arab World Doesn’t Include Religious Tolerance

03/13/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“BOSTON — When Egypt’s former President Anwar Sadat made his historic visit to Jerusalem more than 30 years ago, I was fortunate enough to be able to ask him a question. The scene was the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the spot where Christ was buried. It was one of the places on Sadat’s tour, and I asked him: ‘What does it mean to you, a devout Muslim, to be here in the very heart of Christianity?’

He looked me up and down and snapped: ‘Young man, I will have you know there are more Christians in my country than there are Jews in Israel.’

I thought about that when I heard that Coptic Christians were once again being beaten and killed, and a church burned near Cairo, so soon after the mass demonstrations that seemed to bring Christian and Muslims together in the struggle to bring down Hosni Mubarak.” Read more.

 

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