The monks of the ancient St .Catherine Monastery in Sinai has also resolved to remain within the monastery walls, mourning and praying for its protection and salvation. This symbolic act of protest follows a controversial ruling issued by an Egyptian court on Thursday, which challenges the ownership status of the monastery.

Here is my podcast explaining what happened. This dispute is bad for Egypt. I hope the Egyptian President suspend the verdict and re-instate the status -quo of the monastery that existed since seventeen centuries.

open.spotify.com/episode/0fS7gmkjpaf87pk5ygBOHU

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