Fox News is reporting that large protests are being held in the Egyptian province of Qena over the appointment of a Copt Christian to the governorship of that province.
The protests seem spurred by radical Islamists, and the new government has not said it would stop or prevent the protests... but it hasn't made any moves to remove the Christian from his new office, either.
This is where the line must be drawn: if the "revolution" is legitimate and truly seeks democratic reforms over Mubarak's regime, then the actions taken by the new government to include Copts in the newly developing political system must be allowed to stand. A "Muslim Only" position cannot be acceptable in the eyes of the West, who have (to date) supported the protesters and their calls for change.
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