On Egypt's sectarian problems

Some blame Salafists on violence targeting Christians in Egypt, others blame security loyal to Mubarak, and others blame foreign countries – mainly Saudi Arabia.

One analyst told me that the Royal family feels threatened by “calls for freedom and democracy in the the Arab Spring." (while writing this Saudi Arabia released a statement condemning the Imbaba attack that killed 12, injured hundreds and destroyed a church)

All of the above is true.All three factors are one way or another meddling with Egypt's future.

Vulnerable and shaky after 30 years of the Mubaraks' (the family and the loyalists) strong fist over the country, Egypt is waiting for someone to draw its road map. Instead of working hard together, people are too concerned with their fear about lack of security and police. All they talk about is thugs and crime taking place in this or that neighbourhood.

But, is Egypt still a place for religious diversity? For any kind of diversity?

Change is not really part of the Egyptian Culture. Egyptians like to live in the same apartment throughout their lives, changing jobs is not really part of the culture too. Being different – whether in your clothes, attitude or beliefs – will not help you to survive in the society.

Yet, after January 25, many Egyptians hoped this era has ended, and people will begin to embrace change as part of life. May be people were too optimists about what the revolution brought. It changed a regime, but apparently not much more.

Some are frustrated, many are angry, because they do not know what to do to stop the increasing rift between Muslims and Christians, and do not know how this will affect the country's political transition ahead of the September parliamentary elections and the presidential polls following it later this year.