The Story Nicholas Kristof Isn't Covering: 11 Die in Christian-Muslim Clashes in Cairo

If you read Nicholas Kristof's New York Times op-eds over the past several weeks, you might have been led to believe that Egypt's Muslims and Christians had come together in Tahrir Square to dethrone a dictator and embrace "democracy" for the benefit of all. Well, here's a story that I don't imagine Nicholas will be covering anytime soon, given that he never bothered in the past to write about the persecution of Egypt's Copts:

"Muslim-Christian clashes in the Egyptian capital Cairo have killed 11 people and wounded more than 90, security and hospital officials said on Wednesday.

The clashes broke out Tuesday night when a Muslim mob attacked thousands of Christians protesting against the burning of a Cairo church last week. Muslims torched the church amid an escalation of tensions between the two religious groups over a love affair between a Muslim and a Christian that set off a violent feud between the couple's families.

The officials said Wednesday that the killed were six Christians and five Muslims, all died from gunshot wounds. They said 94 people were wounded - 73 Muslims and 21 Christians."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110309/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt

And what about equal rights for Egyptian woman in this brave new world? As reported by CNN:

"Also Tuesday, several hundred people showed up for a pro-women demonstration in Cairo -- including some men who chanted anti-feminist slogans.

Egyptian activists had called for a Million Woman March Tuesday, demanding "fair and equal opportunity for all Egyptian citizens -- beyond gender, religion or class."

The march started in Tahrir Square Tuesday afternoon, on International Women's Day.

The turnout appeared to be no more than than 1,000, and the event quickly degenerated into shouting matches between the two sides."

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/09/egypt.clashes/index.html?hpt=T2

Ah, yes, the sweet smelling fruit of nascent "democracy" on the Nile . . .