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At least a dozen people were killed and roughly 140 wounded in violence between Christians and Muslims in Cairo on Tuesday night.

Carl Moeller with Open Doors says, "A local imam called out their people of the village to ‘kill all the Christians.' It is disappointing that so close on the heels of a grand sweep of democracy and good feeling between Christians and Muslims in that country, we see such a quick turn back to the extremism."

The mob formed quickly as anger rose over last week's burning of a church in a Cairo suburb--the result of a relationship and a feud between the families. It was the second burst of religious fighting in a week, adding to the sense of chaos growing in a leaderless country.

The concern is that this could give rise to more reprisal violence. Moeller agrees: "The situation is, unfortunately, not much different than the situation in some of these villages that was happening under Mubarak. In fact, in some ways, the fears are that the situations are worse because of the lack of centralized governmental control."

Although the military was supposed to be in control after Mubarak stepped down, there aren't enough troops to keep every street from erupting. Still, there's an expectation brimming with hope. "Our brothers and sisters in Egypt have had the most optimistic view on this because, frankly, their situation was bad," Moeller says. "Any change put forth the promise of a b... >>>