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Scanning back a few posts shows that Huda N. (not her real name) in Egypt, has been very concerned about the developments in her nation. But today she sounds a hopeful note. (Emphasis added).
This is not a military coup, it is a transfer of authority to the Army Supreme Council. It would have been a coup if the military was the one that started the revolution (similar to 1952 Egyptian Revolution, where the free officers made a coup on King Farouq), but this revolution is the victory of the will of the people over tyranny. The military authority is just a transitional period and will work as a transitional authority that would restore stability and prepare for the holding of democratic elections.
Many of the well educated Egyptians and the political activists are asking for the formation of a secular government and a secular constitution. They ask for a constitutional democracy. But still many of the fundamentalist Muslims protest a secular constitution as the 2nd article of the old constitution states that "Islam is the Religion of the State, The Arabic language is its official language and that the Islamic Shariaa law is the main reference for legislation". Many think -especially Christians- that it is a racist article that divides Egyptians more than it unites. But the question is: is their number large enough and their voice loud enough to influence the new government and turn this request into an action? Politicians also demanded the freedom of formation of secular, opposition parties and insist if the Muslim brotherhood want to form a party that it would be on political basis and not religious basis. We Christians pray for a secular constitution and a secular government.
