it's not uncommon to hear preachers like yasser borhami, a founder of the noor party, accuse christians and jews of being infidels. this kind of talk deeply worries egypt's coptic christian community of more than four million. over the past several years, attacks on their community have grown. churches have been burned and copts killed. salafists have been blamed for inciting sectarian violence, a charge shaalan denies. you acknowledge that there have been growing attacks on christians in this country? >> well, i don't want to see it this way. it's not because of religion. it's because of lots of other things, you know? >> reporter: the noor party's positions have been criticized by the muslim brotherhood. the two islamist parties are rivals, but in cairo cafes where egyptians debate the future, some worry that noor's ultraconservative agenda may pull the muslim brotherhood to the right. the best protection for minority and women's rights lies in the drafting of egypt's new constitution, according to coptic community leader mona makram ebeid, who is also an advisor to egypt's ruling mil