Inside Story - Egypt's Islamists: Threat or opportunity?

As Islamist parties emerge from elections as the country's leading political force, we ask if Egyptians should be concerned. Guests: Joshua Stacher, Kent State University; Dia'a Rashwan, al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies; Dr Sherif El-Haggan,AUC.

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[NoHadithForMe]

@MrFalangist I think you exagerate a bit but they are targets of some attacks by extremists and yes churches are also targeted. Christians are not lesser civilians, actually a lot of them are well off... What I think is that the new government will screw them over. That is my opinion.

[NoHadithForMe]

@fargonbastedge I wish the liberals won in Egypt but they didn't...

All we can do is wait for stoning to be enshrined in law and for the imminent slaughter of Jews, poor guys...

[fargonbastedge]

If your a conservative westerner you saw this coming from a mile away...

If your a liberal westerner, you once again used your emotions to predict this one and got it wrong... again

When will we westerns realize that liberalism has no intellectual foundation to it... People just believe in all things leftism because it "feels good". Socialism, multiculturalism, government safety nets, etc have all failed and our failing again today

Maybe we should ship our leftist to the muslim word?

[ashia4life313]

Phase 2 complete.

[monjiaitaly]

@MrFalangist alot of egyptians live in slums in egypt, not just christians. They are the minority of course. Egypt is not an apartheid state. There are very rich christians also. I dont think anyone is forced to convert to islam in egypt. Usually it is a boy and girl that fall in love, a christian and a muslim who can not marry, run away together. Coptic Christians are the oldest christians in the world, they protected the holy family in egypt. You dont know your own faith.

[monjiaitaly]

@MrFalangist your a racist

[MrFalangist]

@ahmed337799

muslims = NAZI's !

and no im not a jew

im from a christian family but im ATHEIST i dont believe in an imaginary gay pig like muslims do !

[MrFalangist]

@monjiaitaly

christians live in the slumbs over there !

they are lesser civilans !

egypt is an apartheid state !

churches burned christians abducted,forced converted !

christians never were say in egypt NEVER !

[nvm0]

I hate to admit it,but the Egyptians betrayed themselves. Fuck the whole US goverment for bringing their so-called "democracy", careless assholes. Egypt will lose it's main income - tourism.

[ahmed337799]

@MrFalangist

jew.