Egypt is home to two-thirds of the Christian population in the Middle East.

While those of us are mindful that there are Egyptians who legitmately protest for a democratic Egypt, the Christians of that nation fear that there may be a possible Islamic takeover of the government, since the Muslim Brotherhood have taken a huge part in the demonstrations in Egypt.
Issam Bishara, Vice President for Pontifical Mission activities in Egypt wrote about his concerns about Muslim Brotherhood:

“Though some of the primary opposition leaders in this revolt appear to be modern secular reformers, church leaders believe the main engine fueling and organizing the demonstrators is the Muslim Brotherhood,” Bishara wrote. “They fear that the brotherhood intends to seize power through future elections, compromising all patriotic and ideological parties participating in the protests…
“Coptic Christians — as well as Egypt’s Armenian, Greek Orthodox, Latin, Maronite and Melkite Greek Catholics — all fear a fate similar to that of Iraq’s Christians.” Bishara stated, recalling how a power vacuum in that country “left its minorities, especially the Christians, marginalized and exposed to the terror of Islamic extremists and criminals.”

Nina Shea, an international human rights lawyer who directs the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C. pleaded for Westerners to stop regarding the Muslim Brotherhood as a moderate group. Shea points to the group’s history and trend towards radicalization in Egypt.

“The Muslim Brotherhood started off in Egypt, during the 1920s, with violent tendencies and violent tactics,” Shea recounted. “It shifted those tactics, as it was repressed, to moderate ones. In other places where it flourished – like in Gaza, or Sudan – it’s been anything but moderate.”
“They’re very tactically-minded,” she acknowledged. “In the short term, for tactical reasons, I would expect them to be moderate. But in the medium-term, they would revert to their roots” – including their core principle of imposing Islamic law throughout Egypt.

Remember, Egypt is home to two-thirds of the Christian population in the Middle East.