The author begins her piece by referring positively to an Italian priest who has permitted Muslims to hold Friday prayers in a section of his church, justifying this by saying he seeks to strengthen relations between the religions.
She then compares this with what she calls the "unjust, stubborn law that still prevents the building of a church in Egypt except with the direct approval of the president."
Na‘ūt continues by denouncing in extremely strong terms the treatment of Copts throughout Egypt's history, such as Caliph Mu‘āwiyah Ibn Abī Sufyān calling Egypt's Copts "non-people."
She also blasts article two of the Egyptian constitution, which stipulates that Egypt is an Islamic country, "which means that every Christian citizen is, accordingly, a second-class citizen."
The author concludes by saying that the difference between the Italian priest and the Egyptian government, "with its tyrannical constitution and some of its extremist preachers...is the difference in the civilization and intellect...of a civilized and civil state and a Third World one."
