Today, I had an interesting chat with a young Egyptian about religion. I told him that I believed in God, but not in any organized religion. This person, while muslim, and fasting held the same view. The person said that many Egyptians now believe in God but not religion. He said that many young people held the position that one could believe in God without believing in the prophet M’s role or in islam. That people had simply adopted the religious beliefs of their parents, but did not personally have a connection to the religion. I asked him how people express this new belief in Egypt. His response: “they keep quiet.”
