TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tadros,Mariz
TI  - Copts at the crossroads: the challenges of building inclusive democracy in contemporary Egypt 
SN  - 9774165918 (pbk.)
AV  - DT72.C7 .T335 2013
U1  - 281.72 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cairo, New York
PB  - The American University In Cairo Press
KW  - Copts
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1981-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references :p. (265-274) and index; Introduction : A future of crescent without cross? -- The Copts of Egypt -- Overview of sectarian incidents (2008-2011) -- The patriarch-president pact and the people in between -- The politics of backroom vendettas : The state security investigations apparatus versus the Coptic church leadership -- Mitigation, management, and resolution of sectarianism under Mubarak -- Against all odds : The Copts in the 25th January revolution -- The beginning of the end of the Tahrir spirit -- Coptic protest and Copts in protest -- Egypt's bloody Sunday and its ripple effects -- The Copts' Islamist experience -- Winning for God : Sectarianism in the parliamentary and presidential elections -- Conclusion : Walking next to the wall, inside the wall, and away 
 .from the wall
N2  - "In the light of the escalation of sectarian tensions during and after Mubarak's reign, the predicament of the Arab world's largest religious minority, the Copts, has come to the forefront. This book poses such questions as why there has been a mass exodus of Copts from Egypt, and how this relates to other religious minorities in the Arab region; why it is that sectarian violence increased during and after the 2011 Revolution, which epitomized the highest degree of national unity since 1919; and how the new configuration of power has influenced the extent to which a vision of a political order is being based on the principles of inclusive democracy. The book examines the relations among the state, the Church, Coptic citizenry, and civil and political societies against the backdrop of the increasing diversification of actors, the change of political leadership in the country, and the transformations occurring in the region. An informative historical background is provided, and new fieldwork and statistical data inform a thoughtful exploration of what it takes to build an inclusive 
 .democracy in post-Mubarak Egypt."--Publisher's website
ER  -