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In a May 8 monologue on his Al-Kahera Wal-Nas TV talk show, journalist Ibrahim Issa criticized what he called the "parrot-like" anti-Western sentiment in his country, saying: "The Londoners elected a Muslim candidate from the Labour Party as their mayor," whereas "there isn't a single Christian governor in any district in Egypt." Issa went on to ask: "Which of these two countries respects the notion of citizenship? Which of these two countries respects freedom of belief?" "This is precisely the difference between a pseudo-state and a true state," he concluded. Show less