Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, while we have watched courageous democracy, human rights, and leaders of minorities stand up to thugs and extremists and demand a free and peaceful Egypt, deeply disturbing cases are occurring where the spotlight is not shining. Reports indicate that on October 16, Ayman Labib was in his Arabic class when his teacher told him to get rid of the cross tattooed on his wrist. When Ayman said it was a tattoo, the teacher asked the other students, what are we going to do about this, and incited the students in the class to attack Ayman. He tried to flee, but ultimately the students, with the support of their teachers, murdered this young man. Egyptian media, controlled by the military government, has tried to deny the sectarian reasons for this brutal murder. After the new anti- discrimination law put into place after October 9, when Egyptian security forces ran over Copts with bulldozers, will those teachers, adults and students be brought to justice for this brutal murder? The Egyptian military must bring the perpetrators to justice. Otherwise, their tacit approval of this act will only bring further violence and bloodshed. ____________________”