The Egyptian Military - Oppressive Leaders or Preservers of Freedom for Minorities?

The Egyptian military get a bad wrap in the media.  It is said, that only a tyrant is strong enough to stand up to Islamic extremism in the Middle East.  The Muslim Brotherhood elected leader is now gone, and the military is in; Morsi's followers should get use to this idea.  You see, the Egyptian military may be violent and oppressive, but no less violent and oppressive than the Muslim brotherhood, and especially not for the 10% Christian minority.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/9461820/Anti-government-demonstrations-broken-up-in-Egypt

The Christians I expect will be very happy about the reversal of Article 2, which the Muslim Brotherhood strengthened to institute a more strict form of Shariah law.  The Christians are now an oppressed minority in Egypt, and have never been so badly oppressed than since Mohammed Morsi came to power.  Forced conversions, the looting and burning of shops, kidnapping children and offences of rape of women are only some of the treatment endured by the Christians, under a regime where as Dhimmi, these people have little or no rights under the law.

"Meanwhile, Muslim residents of a village in southern Minya province attacked Christian homes, burning 10 houses and wounding 15 Christians, including a 15 year-old girl thrown from the third floor of a building, according to Ezzat Ibrahim, an activist who monitors minority rights.   Ibrahim said the attack was instigated by rumors of a love affair between a local Christian man and a Muslim woman - a factor that can often spark sectarian clashes."

This is but one example.  Persecution occurs on a daily basis in Islamist countries.  It is only a measure of months since the Coptic Pope's own church was under attack.  The Coptic church, one of the oldest groups of Christians with traditions stemming back to nearly the birth of Jesus, is now in danger of total elimination.

The Egyptian who is Pro-Israeli

Maikel Nabil, once put his life on the line for democracy in Egypt.  He was key in the revolution at Tahrir Square for democracy and suffers 10 months of rough treatment in an Egyptian jail under the charge of "insulting the Egyptian army for doing so.

 

http://www.unwatch.org/cms.asp?id=3674274&campaign_id=63111

 

He now speaks out for Israel.  Now a Christian, he can see several truths about Israel:

• Israel stands out as a beacon for human rights in the Middle East including women's rights, gay rights and religious freedom,
• Israel is one of the brightest countries in terms of research and innovation - indeed in my own area of research the Israeli university of Ben Gurion is a world leader and
• Unlike the surrounding Arab countries, Israel has not had a single coupe or revolution accompanying handover of power since its inception, making it a bastian for democracy and stability in the region.

Check out the link here:

http://maikel-nabil-in-jail.blogspot.co.il/2011/11/why-am-i-pro-israel-old-article.html

Maikel is a good man to speak up in the face of imprisonment and torture.  The Middle East needs more like him.  To change the world, we must start with xorrecting our thinking.  This demands men prepared to speak truth in spite of the consequences.  Men prepared even to sacrifice to their own lives.