Raleigh Coptic priest: Egyptians long for democracy, freedom

Father Misaeil Abou El Kheir, priest of Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Raleigh, said Egyptians are longing for democracy and freedom.
Posted 7/4/2013, 3:27:00 AM Updated 9/23/2025, 7:49:43 PM

O F -- >> EGYPTIANS IN

OUR AREA ARE

WATCHING WHAT'S GOING ON OVER

SEAS

CLOSELY.

KEVIN HOLMES JOINING US IN

THE NEWS ROOM.

>> Reporter: FOR

MANY OF THEM IN

UNREST, EGYPT IS UNNERVE.

THIS IS THE

TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AMONG MANY

OF

HIS PRISONERS.

>> MOVED

TO RALEIGH FROM EGYPT IN

1994.

HE AND THE 206 FAMILY HE SERVED

HAS BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS AND

READING THE REPORTS AND PRAYING

>> THIS IS THE WILL OF THE

EGYPTIANS

AND NOBODY CAN GO AGAINST THE

RULES.

ALL THINGS ARE -- ONCE I HEARD

WHAT HAPPENED, THIS IS REMINDING

ME

OF THIS VERSE.

>> THE

VERSE COMES TO MI NEW

CHAPTER IS WRITTEN IN HISTORY.

>> PRESIDENT MOHAMMED MORSI HAS

BEEN REPLACED WITH A TEMPORARY

GOVERNMENT.

A MOVE THAT'S DELIGHTED

MANY IN EGYPT AND OUTRAGED

OTHERS.

>> THE

LONGING FOR DEMOCRACY AND

FREEDOM.

>> MANY

OF THE PRISONERS ARE LONGING

TO SEE AN END TO THE BLOODSHED.

SOME HAVE FAMILIES IN EGYPT AND

HAVE

NOT BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK WITH

THEM.

THEY CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR A

PEACE

FULL RESOLUTION.

>> THIS IS

OUR COUNTRY AND THIS IS OUR

COUNTRY BUT THAT'S WHY EVERYBODY

IS --SP >> HE SAID

HE'S NOT SURE WHAT TO

EXPECT DURING THIS NEXT ONE.

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