Political movements and parties to protest Abu Hasira Festival
A number of political groups in Egypt announced Monday that they plan to protest at the Abu Hasira festival near the delta city of Damanhour.
The festival, scheduled for 9 to 10 January, is held on the annual anniversary of the death of Abu Hasira, whose mausoleum is located in the village of Damtu outside Damanhour.
The groups said they will form human shields to prevent any "Zionist" visitors from visiting Abu Hasira's tomb in the near future, saying that such a visit was unpopular, and unacceptable legally and politically, state-run news agency MENA said.
MENA reported that the groups also announced they would be organizing a public conference in Damtu to discuss development of the village, which suffers from a lack of basic services.
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This type of religous persecution and apartheid is all too common in the Middle East. When Jordan illegally occupied Gaza, they actively surpressed Jewish and Christian adherents. Now we see more and increased religious persecution in Egypt. This will only heighten the number of Jewish refugees that will head to Israel because of religious persecution.