Sectarian violence continues to be an enduring problem for the new Egyptian government, with the funerals of four Christians killed in earlier clashes giving way to a new round of clashes and a heavy-handed crackdown by riot police.
The funeral at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral in Cairo saw mourners blaming the Morsi government for failing to get a handle on Islamist gang violence, and was promptly attacked by such a gang, with attackers throwing rocks and chasing the mourners into the cathedral.
That wouldn’t be the end of the matter, however, as riot police responded to the incident by attacking everyone on both sides, and firing tear gas canisters into the cathedral at people who were trying to escape the violence outside.
Anti-Morsi protests aren’t exclusively religious in nature, of course. A march organized in the city of Mahalla, to commemorate the 2008 labor strike, turned into an impromptu political rally for opposition factions, which tried to use it as a platform to condemn Morsi. This too saw an attack by riot police, which has sparked several spillover protests around the nation, all of which are facing police crackdowns.
Democracy.., what democracy.., turmoil, bloodshed, sectarian killings, divisions among people is the facts that people of Egypt so as Syrians so as Libyans so as others are facing.., and behind all that.., USA and Saudi Arabia the Qatari the EU and above all Hillary Clinton.
It may help to demystify the nature od "protests". The Salafists — followers of Saudi Vahabism ensconced in Mecca, have split into two groups in Egypt. One is going to support Brotherhood, and is aptly named "Homeland", as it REFUSES to allow Mecca to impose its strictures on Egypt. The remainder of Salafists are with Saudi Arabia, and want the Parliament to vote into the law Sharia provisions. Mursi, to compromise with Saudi Salafists, allowed for vote, but under the condition that Al-Azhar, Egipitan Sunni authoriti approves. Not good enough for Salafis — hence all the chaos.
In the nutshell, US supports the crazed Saudi religios fanatics against Morsi, as the prospect of an independent Egypt is by far more dangerous to imperial politics then religious nuts under the control of Saudi Arabia, that is, US geopolitical thumb.
Hey Morsi, how do you like some unrest in your own home. Why don't you say that the rights of the people should be respected. Or this only happens inh Syria?