MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

By DINA ALSHIBEEB – “Islamists in southern Egypt are continuing their protests against the appointment of a Coptic Christian as governor, and have vowed not to stop until he was removed from office, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday.

The ultraconservative Salafis began their protest on Friday in Qena against the new governor, Emad Shehata Michael, who, they fear will not properly implement Islamic law. Protestors also accuse Mr. Michael, who worked as assistant to Giza security during the revolution, of being a member of the old regime that killed protesters, claiming many came from Qena, according to a report in Al Ahram Online…

‘This won’t work. A Copt won’t implement Islamic law,’ a speaker told a crowd at Qena’s government office, as seen on a YouTube video.” Read more.

… Protests Flare – By Dina Zayed and Mohamed Abdellah – “… The protest took a more aggressive turn as some radical Salafi Islamists in the crowd demanded a Muslim official, saying “we want it Islamic.” Some even threatened to kill Mikhail if he came to his office…

Many of the protesters showed no sign of budging until their demand for a different governor was met.

‘We have been in front of the governor’s office for three days and we will stay here for another three months or three years,” one protester said by telephone.’ Read more.