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Mariz Tadros

Mariz Tadros is a fellow at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Sussex in Great Britain.

MER Article

Copts Under Mursi

Throughout his 2012 presidential campaign, Muhammad Mursi was keen to emphasize that he would be a president for all Egyptians, not just supporters of the Society of Muslim Brothers, and that he believed in equal citizenship for all, irrespective of religious affiliation. The majority of Egypt’s Cop

Mariz Tadros • 11 min read

Current Analysis

Egypt's Bloody Sunday

At first, it looked like a repeat of the worst state brutality during the January 25 uprisings that unseated the ex-president of Egypt, Husni Mubarak: On Sunday, October 9, security forces deployed tear gas, live bullets and armored vehicles in an effort to disperse peaceful protesters in downtown C

Mariz Tadros • 15 min read

MER Article

Sectarianism and Its Discontents in Post-Mubarak Egypt

The complex Muslim-Christian relations of post-Mubarak Egypt are perhaps best glimpsed through five distinct reactions to the May 7, 2011 attacks on two churches in Imbaba, a poor quarter of Cairo, that left 15 dead and over 200 injured. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced that those r

Mariz Tadros • 16 min read

Current Analysis

A State of Sectarian Denial

On the afternoon of January 6, a number of youths found a suspicious-looking cardboard box inside the Church of St. Antonious in the Upper Egyptian city of Minya. From its appearance, the box seemed to contain explosives, so the youths slowly removed it from the church, placing it in the middle of t

Mariz Tadros • 15 min read

Current Analysis

Behind Egypt's Deep Red Lines

For six weeks, Egypt has been sitting on top of a sectarian volcano. Protesters, men and women, have been exiting mosques following prayers almost every single Friday since the beginning of September to demand the “release” of Camillia Shehata, a Coptic priest’s wife who they believe has converted t

Mariz Tadros • 14 min read

Current Analysis

The Sectarian Incident That Won't Go Away

When violence breaks out between Egypt’s Muslim majority and Coptic Christian minority, the Egyptian government is normally quick to deny that the motive could be sectarian. Spokesmen point to “foreign fingers” that are supposedly stirring up sedition, in hopes that the file on the incident can be c

Mariz Tadros • 13 min read

Current Analysis

Egypt’s Election All About Image, Almost

The skies of Cairo are cluttered with strips of cloth daubed in red, blue and green. Hanging in crowded squares and stretching across streets before traffic lights, almost all of the banners proclaim the enthusiastic support of “So-and-So and his family” or “such-and-such shop or hospital” for Husni

Mariz Tadros • 10 min read