Egypt: First Coptic Christian To Head Country’s Highest Court Sworn In - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 10, 2022
Judge Boulos Fahmy, 65, took the oath to head the Supreme
Constitutional Court in a ceremony attended by the president.
Coptic Christians, the largest non-Muslim religious minority in the
Middle East, make up roughly 10 to 15 percent of Egypt’s
predominantly Sunni Muslim population of more than 100 million.
The Coptic community has long complained of discrimination,
underrepresentation, and sidelining from senior posts in the judiciary,
universities, the police, and the military.