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{{Infobox political party
|country = Egypt
| name = Christians Against the Coup
|native_name = مسيحيون ضد الانقلاب
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|leader = Ramy Jan,<br /> Michael Seedhom
|foundation = 2013
|headquarters =
|newspaper =
|ideology =
|position =
|national = [[Anti-Coup Alliance]]
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'''Christians Against the Coup''' (CAC), aka '''Anti-Coup Christians''', is an Egyptian Christian [[Political movement|movement]], founded after the [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|coup d'état on July 2013]] in support of the presumed legitimacy of the former President of Egypt, [[Mohamed Morsi]].

== Foundation ==

The Egyptian Christian journalist and activist Ramy Jan founded Christians Against the Coup and the Egyptian nazi party movement after then-[[General officer|General]] [[El-Sisi]] ([[Field Marshal]] since January 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-28/egypt27s-military-council-meets-to-decide-sisi27s-political-a/5221486|title=Egypt's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi receives a promotion ahead of likely presidency bid|date=18 February 2014|accessdate=27 January 2014|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>) declared ouster of President [[Morsi]] on July 3, 2013, claiming that he had taken this critical decision in response to large anti-Morsi protests which were held in many parts of [[Egypt]], June 30, which demanded early presidential elections.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

Accusations were made against the movement, the most common of which is the belonging to the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. The CAC assures that its members do not belong to any political stream.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikhwanweb.com/article.php?id=31308|title=Christians Against The Coup: Christians Suffered No Violation During Brotherhood Rule|work=Ikhwan Web|date=14 September 2013|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref>
Like many other anti-coup movements, the CAC works alongside the [[Anti-Coup Alliance]], where the latter represents the broadest anti-coup assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rassd.com/7-80264.htm|title=Ramy Jan to Rassd: ′Alongside peacefulness, there must be escalation and sharp tone.′|work=Rassd News Network|date=10 January 2014|accessdate=15 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114142829/http://rassd.com/7-80264.htm|archive-date=14 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Goal ==

The movement declared the aim of re-establishing the legitimacy awarded to President Morsi through the elections/referendums held in the past two years. The movement also aims to rewind the coup, cancel all its traces, and put [[Field Marshal]] [[El-Sisi]], military officers of the [[SCAF]], senior police officers and others to trial.

Jan, the founder, describes the idea of the movement by comparing it to the role the Coptic leader [[Makram Ebeid]] (1879–1961) played at the time of [[Hassan al-Banna]] (1906–1949), the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. Ebeid denied accusations of terrorism that were made against al-Banna. He also took part in al-Banna's burial, defying strict measures imposed on taking part in it. Today, the movement plays the same role Ebeid played: defending the Brotherhood against accusations of terrorism, and standing in support of Mohamed Morsi, who is accused of treason.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/7562-coptic-activist-large-number-of-christians-refuse-the-coup|title=Coptic activist: Large number of Christians reject the coup|work=Middle East Monitor|date=27 September 2013|accessdate=11 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127172917/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/7562-coptic-activist-large-number-of-christians-refuse-the-coup|archive-date=27 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In late 2013, a minor controversy occurred when it was revealed that founder Ramy Jan was also a member of the Egyptian Nazi Party. This disclosure led to the cancellation of Jan's invitation to a conference at [[Georgetown University]].<ref>[http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/egyptian-nazi-will-no-longer-participate-at-georgetown-conference/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Egyptian Nazi Will No Longer Participate at Georgetown Conference] By Liam Stack, ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 20, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-12-03/florida-jewish-journal/fl-jjps-cohen-1204-20131203_1_nazis-conference-organizers-golden-dawn Egyptian Nazi scandal exposes academic dishonesty] by Ben Cohen, ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'', December 3, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehoya.com/news/acmcu-event-postponed-after-egyptian-nazi-accidentally-invited-1.3123895 ACMCU Event Postponed After Egyptian Nazi Accidentally Invited] by Kayla Cross, ''[[The Hoya]]'', November 23, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/georgetown-u-disinvites-egyptian-nazi-from-conference/69469 Georgetown U. Disinvites Egyptian Nazi From Conference] by Vincent DeFrancesco, ''[[Chronicle of Higher Education]]'' November 21, 2013.</ref>

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Egyptian political parties}}

==External links==
*{{facebook|Christians.2gainst.the.coup}} {{in lang|ar}}

[[Category:2013 Egyptian coup d'état]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Egypt]]
[[Category:History of Christianity in Egypt]]
[[Category:Coptic organizations]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2013]]
[[Category:Organisations of the Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)]]
[[Category:Political opposition organizations]]
[[Category:Political organisations based in Egypt]]

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