Egypt Copts hope for bright future

As the country emerges from three decades of Hosni Mubarak’s rule, civil society is being opened to change. Following tensions and violence between religious groups – which many believe were stoked by the administration as a method of “divide and conquer” – minorities are now hopeful of better times in the years to come.

Jamal Elshayyal reports from Alexandria on the historic union between Copts and Muslims in Egypt – and their aspirations for a shared future.