We’ve seen enough craziness today, so this off topic post I think is a nice counterbalance to what is dominating the news right now:

Egypt’s Muslims attend Coptic Christmas mass, serving as “human shields”

Among those shields were movie stars Adel Imam and Yousra, popular preacher Amr Khaled, the two sons of President Hosni Mubarak, and thousands of citizens who have said they consider the attack one on Egypt as a whole.

“This is not about us and them,” said Dalia Mustafa, a student who attended mass at Virgin Mary Church on Maraashly. “We are one. This was an attack on Egypt as a whole, and I am standing with the Copts because the only way things will change in this country is if we come together.”

In the days following the brutal attack on Saints Church in Alexandria, which left 21 dead on New Year’ eve, solidarity between Muslims and Copts has seen an unprecedented peak. Millions of Egyptians changed their Facebook profile pictures to the image of a cross within a crescent – the symbol of an “Egypt for All”. Around the city, banners went up calling for unity, and depicting mosques and churches, crosses and crescents, together as one.

We’ve seen plenty of craziness from Islam in the past years. Something like this is extremely encouraging, and to take place in the Middle East is even more noteworthy. Now, will this get the press play it should? Probably not. So at least I’ll let you guys know about it.