Egypt’s pope says Copts are sidelined

Pope Tawadros II and Sheikh of the Al-Azhar University, Ahmed el-Tayeb, speak during their meeting in Cairo yesterday. El-Tayeb offered Easter greetings to the pope. Copts will celebrate Easter on May 5 27/4/13 Egypt’s Christians feel sidelined, ignored and neglected by Muslim Brotherhood-led authorities, who proffer assurances but have taken little or no action to protect them from violence, Coptic Pope Tawadros II said