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Ahmad Hānī claims that the aim of the terrorist attack on the Two Saints Church in Alexandria was meant to increase tensions between Muslims and Christians.
Yāsir Sayyid Khalaf, 23, was killed at the hands of six Christians as a revenge for persuading their sister to embrace Islam and marry him. The deceased’s mother asserts that Hāydī converted to Islam before she marry Yāsir or even got acquainted with him. Keywords: Conversion to Islam
The video sharing website YouTube broadcasted a video of one of the two “Ismailia Girls” from Qantarah Gharb, Muná ‘Abd Allāh Shenouda, announcing her conversion to Islam and denying rumours of her being kidnapped. There is still no information on the other girl. Coptic activist Najīb Jabrā‘īl...
Najīb Jabrā’īl Mīkhā’īl said that the first thing he would say if he were to meet President Muhammad Husnī Mubārak is that “the citizenship principle is only being carried out on paper.” 
In response to Selim El-Awa's allegations, Bishop Basanty said that all monasteries are open to the public. He also said that Bishop Bishoy's claims of Muslims initially being visitors in Egypt are historically accurate and were meant in a peaceful manner. He said that Kamilia Shehata and Wafaa...
The debate over Kamilia's alleged conversion to Islam has caused sectarian tension in Egypt. This incident resembles the disappearance of Wafā Costantine, except that Wafā never appeared in public to declare whether or not she converted. Key Words: Kamilia Shehata - Wafā Costantine - Shaykh Al-...
The writer thought that the video showing Kamilia Shehata denying her conversion to Islam would put an end to the public debate over the matter, but this did not happen. Within a few hours after the release of the video, 1,500 comments were posted. These comments were full of hatred and bias from...
Ismailia police concentrated its presence in East Kantara out of fear of sectarian violence after a Coptic woman, Nisma Gamal Anwar, went missing briefly following her conversion to Islam. Police interrogated Zaki Al-Akkad, the father of one of Nisma's friends, about Nisma's whereabouts as he is...
Prisoners from the Jihad Organization expressed their anger towards the authorities' methods of dealing with the Kamilia Shehata case and announced that they will abstain from meeting visitors during Eid, as a gesture of solidarity with Kamilia. They said it is the least they could do for what they...
A videotape shows Mariana Zaki announcing her conversion to Islam and denying claims that she was kidnapped. Mariana, now Mariam Mohamed Ahmed, claims that she decided to convert without outside pressure from anyone. She requested Copts remain calm about the subject and asked president Husnī...

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