Al-Dustūr printed an interview given to Al-Hayat radio by Pope Tawadros in the run-up to Easter and following the attack on the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo earlier this month.  He spoke about the attack on the Cathedral, the response of the President and the interior ministry and the impact of this attack on the image of Egypt abroad, saying it has been “damaged and distorted”. The Pope also said that claims that there were weapons inside the Church were just “empty words”. He also spoke about rituals and prayers for Holy Week and Easter (Majdī Fikrī and others, Al-Dustūr, Apr. 29, p. 9). Read original text in Arabic.