Emotions of the weak: violence and ethnic boundaries among Coptic Christians in Egypt

Ha, Hyun Jeong

doi:10.1080/01419870.2016.1201586

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“…Thus, a loss of power and (perceived or actual) representation may lead to a decline in social status and, as a result, a manifestation of negative emotions toward the governing bodies. Likewise, Ha ( 2017 ) found the power disparity within Egypt's political representative system led many Coptic Christian populations to feel negatively toward the governing body and the religious majority. Egypt's turmoil during the Arab Spring serves as a vivid example of the power of political mobilization through online mediums.…”

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Storm the Capitol: Linking Offline Political Speech and Online Twitter Extra-Representational Participation on QAnon and the January 6 Insurrection

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The transfer of power stemming from the 2020 presidential election occurred during an unprecedented period in United States history. Uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing societal tensions, and a fragile economy increased societal polarization, exacerbated by the outgoing president's offline rhetoric. As a result, online groups such as QAnon engaged in extra political participation beyond the traditional platforms. This research explores the link between offline political speech and online extra-representational participation by examining Twitter within the context of the January 6 insurrection. Using a mixed-methods approach of quantitative and qualitative thematic analyses, the study combines offline speech information with Twitter data during key speech addresses leading up to the date of the insurrection; exploring the link between Trump's offline speeches and QAnon's hashtags across a 3-day timeframe. We find that links between online extra-representational participation and offline political speech exist. This research illuminates this phenomenon and offers policy implications for the role of online messaging as a tool of political mobilization.

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“…Relations between the majority Sunni Muslim and minority religious, especially Christian, communities have deteriorated considerably in Egypt since 2011. Numerous media and human rights reports, as well as academic research, document this spike in hostilities – which includes abductions, assaults, rape, and forced conversions (see Gabbay, 2018; Ha, 2017). Some of the worst violence occurred in August 2013 when Muslim Brotherhood members burned approximately 80 churches within a single month in the city of Minya (Human Rights Watch, 2013).…”

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“…These conversations underscore what has been captured in our quantitative analysis. Despite already high levels, SRD in Egypt has further intensified since the Arab uprisings, and the Coptic community, in particular, has experienced increased levels of insecurity and fear (see also Ha, 2017). Our interviewees further shed light on what explains this escalation.…”

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Regime change and religious discrimination after the Arab uprisings

Klocek

Sumaktoyo

2022

Journal of Peace Research

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This article investigates how and when regime transitions intensify minority discrimination through an analysis of two types of religious persecution following the Arab uprisings. We argue that weakened institutions and the prevalence of religious outbidding during political transitions make societal-based religious discrimination (SRD) more likely to increase than government-based religious discrimination (GRD). This is because social divisions are often exacerbated and social unrest difficult to contain, while at the same time, policy change can be difficult to enact and enforce. We test these claims through a mixed-methods research design. Employing a synthetic control method, the cross-national, quantitative analysis from 1990 to 2014 confirms that GRD has not changed since the Arab uprisings, while SRD has substantially increased in those countries (i.e. Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia) that also experienced regime change. A case study of Egypt provides more direct evidence of the institutional and outbidding mechanisms. The qualitative analysis draws on ethnographic research conducted in Cairo during 2014, which includes in-depth interviews with Coptic Orthodox Christians. Our findings underscore the twin challenge of protecting and accommodating minority religions during periods of political transition.

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Internal Reformation Within the Contemporary Coptic Imagined Community: The Sunday School Movement and Mechanisms of Minority Survival

Adly

2019

Journal of Religious & Theological Information

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Emotions of the weak: violence and ethnic boundaries among Coptic Christians in Egypt

Cited by 6 publications

References 41 publications

Storm the Capitol: Linking Offline Political Speech and Online Twitter Extra-Representational Participation on QAnon and the January 6 Insurrection

Storm the Capitol: Linking Offline Political Speech and Online Twitter Extra-Representational Participation on QAnon and the January 6 Insurrection

Regime change and religious discrimination after the Arab uprisings

Internal Reformation Within the Contemporary Coptic Imagined Community: The Sunday School Movement and Mechanisms of Minority Survival

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