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Muslim Brotherhood In Egypt Invites Copts To Join Its New Political Party

By Howard M. Friedman

Al Masyr Al Youm today reports that Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie has invited Coptic Christians to join the Freedom and Justice Party-- the new political party which the Brotherhood plans to form. Badie says the new party will not preach religion. It will organize athletic and artistic activities, and support new economic institutions, hospitals and schools. The Supreme Council of Egypt's Armed Forces has approved a new law that bars the formation of political parties based on religion. (See prior posting.)

Full post as published by Religion Clause on March 30, 2011 (boomark / email).