Jamāl As'ad talks about the reasons behind Copts' fears. Following the revolution, a church was torched in 'Ātfīh. The only reactions were the Muslim clerics who came out and said that it is against Islam.

The sectarian tension between Muslim and Coptic movements manifested in the constitutional referendum around whether to vote for 'yes' or 'no'.

(Reviewer's note: the title relation with the article text was not clarified, as the article talked about several violations against Copts and the sectarian tension between Muslims and Christians. However, the promoted solutions was that the church should have a spiritual association only, and its role should be restricted to a religious one.)