Minorities in the era of democracy.

As was predicted earlier, the emergence of democratization in the Middle East region is difficult dammed or discontinued. In turn, one after the other Arab countries affected by outbreaks of Arab Spring. With the exception of the Libyan, another part of the fall of Arab rulers is the insistence of his own people with little indirect intervention of Western countries. Zine El Abidin Ben Ali, Hosni Mubarak, could not maintain his power. Ali Abdullah Saleh and Bashar Assad is facing severe pressure from the opposition who want them back. Moamar Khaddafi, was not overthrown by his own people but by the Western leaders who thirst of Libyan oil.

And also been predicted earlier, the process of democratization occurring in countries with Muslim majority also have a direct impact on the survival of the adherents of minority religions. What we see in Egypt today, where the Coptic people are fighting for their rights as fellow citizens of Egypt. Sectarian and religious conflicts like this are happening everywhere, because the decline of the powerful Arab rulers. The absence of a strong ruler who directly impact the loss of protection to minorities.

Of the countries that have a Muslim majority, Indonesia is a country that is relatively more free in expressing an opinion and religious expression. But the country also suffered a setback in terms of religious tolerance after the fall of the Suharto regime in 1998. Banning the establishment of houses of worship of minorities seems to be a common thing happening in western Indonesia. As was the case today is busy talking on the GKI Yasmin Bogor, West Java. Church building is sealed by the local government, arguing there was no building permit. Though Indonesia's Supreme Court has ruled that local governments have no right to seal the building of the church because the church GKI Yasmin already have an official building permits. Things like this continue to take place in many places in western Indonesia. So what is happening in Egypt against the Copts are the same thing that has been perceived first by the minorities in Indonesia.

May the Coptic people, can get their rights as full citizens of Egypt, not as second-class citizens. Greetings and prayers are always for the people of Copts, who have been able to survive in the faith for centuries in oppression.