Christians in Cairo

Christians in Cairo, Egypt display fish bumper stickers as a symbol of their faith. Before long, Muslims respond with their own bumper stickers: fish-hungry sharks. "All I wanted to say is that I am a Christian, kind of expressing my Coptic identity,'' said 25-year-old Miriam Greiss, who has a fish sticker on her car. "I think choosing a shark doesn't make sense, as if someone is saying, 'I am a violent, bloody creature, look at me.'" Emad, a Muslim, laughed when asked about the competing symbols but was unapologetic about the two shark stickers on his car. "The Christians had the fish so we responded with the shark. If they want to portray themselves as weak fishes, OK. We are the strongest,'' said Emad, who would give only his first name. (read more)