Islamist Candidate Woos Christians and Minorities as Turkey Urges Secularism in Egypt | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Egypt Islamist candidate seeks to reassure Copts, women

Egypt’s Islamist presidential candidate Mohammed Mursi sought on Tuesday to reassure Coptic Christians and women, who fear a conservative Islamist in power could threaten their freedoms. “Our Christian brothers, let’s be clear, are national partners and have full rights like Muslims,” Mursi told a…

Interview with Turkey’s Abdullah Gul: Egypt should embrace secularism

Islamist Candidate Woos Christians
By Nathan Gardels posted May 29, 2012 at 12:29 pm EDT Chicago Abdullah Gul is the president of Turkey. He was interviewed by Global Viewpoint Network editor Nathan Gardels during his visit to the United States for the NATO summit in Chicago earlier this month. Nathan Gardels: Due to the rapid rise…