The Egyptian Catholic Committee for Justice and Peace demanded political Islam affiliates, especially the Muslim Brotherhood to lay down their arms, to reject violence, and to engage in a political process. The statement called upon the army and the police to maintain self-control and avoid using excessive violence that might result in loss of lives and called upon all political forces to begin a dialogue in order to exit from the current crisis (Michael Fāris, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Aug. 2). Read original text in Arabic.

Daniela De Maria, Intern