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President Muḥammad Mursī sent a congratulatory cable to Pope Tawāḍrus on the occasion, wishing him success in his new position for the sake of unifying the ranks of the Egyptian people. 
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawāḍrūs II postponed a visit he was scheduled to pay to Alexandria on Saturday (November 24) due to bad security conditions in the Mediterranean city.
Thousands of Christians and Muslims attended the ceremony to enthrone Bishop Tawāḍrus II as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in succession of Pope Shinūdā III, who passed away in March.
The revolution against injustice for the sake of life and freedom has always been there in the very heart of the philosophy of Jesus and Christianity. Christianity is simply a revolution of freedom and a path of commitment to values.
Dr. Samīr Marqus, the president’s aide for democratic transformation affairs, handed his resignation to President Mursī on Saturday (November 24).
The majority of Egyptian courts continued their work while other courts went on a strike in protest against the new constitutional declaration issued by President Muḥammad Mursī last week.   
Several intellectuals, Muslim and Christian clerics, academics and media people called for keeping intact Article 2 of the Egyptian Constitution and urged the drafting of independent articles stressing citizenship and full equality in socio-economic rights in the constitution.
President Muhammad Mursī, during his visit to North Sinai governorate on Friday (October 5), will meet with the Copts of Rafah who received threats from extremist groups, while official security sources said the visit coincides with the end of the second stage of a military operation in Sinai.
The crisis of the withdrawal of Egyptian churches’ representatives from the constitution-writing panel has dominated discussions inside as controversy continued over the reasons behind the decision taken by churches, represented by five members.
Shaykh Yāsir Burhāmī, deputy chairman of the Salafī Daʿwa (Call), severely criticized the church’s representatives on the panel and others who threatened to quit, adding they seek their own interests and do not care about accordance.

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