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Statement by His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom on the first anniversary of the uprising in Egypt’s Tahrir Square which took place on the 25th January 2011.

On Friday 9 December 2011, I was privileged to personally attend the House of Lords debate on Christian minorities in the Middle East as the guest of His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. Led by the Archbishop the debate lasted four and half hours and consisted of ten-minute comments by 29 peers. They all spoke of issues related to the current situation of Christians in light of the so called ‘Arab Spring’ in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East.

My dear fathers and brethren

Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.

Please find below an email and attachments received from the Egyptian embassy regarding tomorrow's elections. Please note that a voting form must be downloaded from www.elections2011.eg website and then posted to the embassy. Ballots must be RECEIVED at the embassy by SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER at Midnight SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER at Midnight (the previous deadline was again extended, it is now extended to midnight on Sunday).

With the call for the million-person march in Egypt, please join me in dedicating our prayers throughout today and tonight for God’s protection upon all those who demonstrate as well as the army and the police on the streets. We pray that there will be no further injury or death that will bring pain and sorrow to another family or community in Egypt.