Mubarak asked to ensure Christians are Safe
The European parliament has asked Egypt to do more to protect its Christian citizens.
The move was motivated by the recent gunning down of members of the Coptic Church in southern Egypt, where six members of the congregation of a Christmas midnight mass were killed as they were leaving church.
The vast majority of Egypt’s 80 million inhabitants are Muslim and about 10 percent are Coptic Christians.
Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, has said while he wants Egypt to be a modern society that does not distinguish between Muslims and Copts, religious conflict is threatening the country’s unity.
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