Charles opens with an excerpt from President Muhammad Husnī Mubārak’s speech on this year’s 37th anniversary of the October War, in which he states that fitnah tā’ifīyah is not acceptable and that its causers, no matter who they are, will answer to the firm hand of the law. Charles then suggests that the Giza Governor and District Chief may have not been listening to the speech, blaming them for the recent sectarian incidents. He talks about how the recent events have affected the relationship between Copts, the church, and the state. He says that Wednesday’s riots were so outrageous that they looked like Israeli-Palestinian intifada. He ends the article by saying that sometimes silence is louder than words.

Key Words: President Muhammad Husnī Mubārak – ‘Umrāniyyah – Giza