The author criticizes an article by Muná Makram ‘Ubayd in al-Shurūq on December 3, 2010 in which she described her lack of success in winning a seat in the women's quota system during the recent parliamentary elections. Labīb says that ‘Ubayd concludes that this loss is a message to Copts that they "don't have the right to run in elections and win," but can only be appointed as decor. 

Labīb expresses the wish that ‘Ubayd "had not fallen into the trench of the conspiracy theory," and describes her claim that she failed because of sectarian reasons as unproved, political diatribe. Labīb asks, "Would she have said the same if she had won and become an MP?"

He also expresses disapprroval of ‘Ubayd's assertion that a Copt was elected because he is a cabinet minister and cannot be counted among the Copts. "Why this designation by sect to begin with" Labib asks, "and why shouldn't that minister be counted among the Copts?"