"Building a democracy in Egypt with a Western model is absolutely impossible. It is not possible to apply a model of non-denominational religious freedom in Muslim-majority countries, since it is a Western utopia that, if it is intended, the only thing that generates more violence". This was stated at the University of Navarra by Fernando de Haro, director of the program "Las mañanas del fin de semana" in COPE. 

The journalist presented his documentary Walking next to the wall (Pegado a la Pared), in a seminar organized by the group of research in Recent History (GIHRE) of the academic center. 

It is a work which, through testimonies, tells the story of the Coptic Christians of Egypt, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. As the expert stated,"one of the main motivations that led me to produce this documentary is the issue of religious freedom". "Egypt is a decisive country, the great giant of the Middle East, as well as a very culturally, politically and socially consistent country," he pointed out. Therefore, he noted, "what happens in Egypt is important for the region and for Christians in the area."

The future of the Christian minority in the Middle East

The journalist explained how Egypt is currently core topic, since "a Muslim majority of Islam -religious Islam- is facing political Islam, which is not religious but terrorist, ideological". In the middle of this status, he explained, "there is the contribution of the Coptic Christians, whose contribution is fundamental".

He also stressed that it is a territory where "the religious freedom of the region is at stake; the future of the Christian minority in the Middle East, which represents around 10% of the population, is being decided there".

Fernando de Haro, who stressed that his intention was not "to make a film about thesis ", confessed that he went to Egypt to tell a tragedy and, in the end, he came up with a story of hope.