Novelist Sobhy Moussa stated that it is very natural that Salafis with "Al Nour" party on top, to attack the Minister of Culture, Helmi al-Namnam , on his statement that Egypt is a secular state by nature; they are the sons of a clear ideologically that says a man is born a Muslim, Al-Bawaba news reported Monday. Al-Namnam had great support from many intellectuals against the Salafis' condemning statements.