--- In [email protected], "rob_analog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
> The young couple just married and converted to Christianity are very > vunerable, and with that much publicity, in mortal danger? > R that's Egypt possibly notoriety and world medias will shield them forcing the authorities to give them an effective protection against any direct assault on a longer term that would be better for thme to search for asylum in some european country as Sweden as yet happened for some egyptian intellectuals charged of apostasy it is interesting the author noticed the difference existing in Egypt from the time he leaved it, it has been noticed by many other expatriated the Egypt of the King and of Nasser was a very different one some details about Hegazis case: ISLAM: EGYPT; CHRISTIAN CONVERT DESERVES DEATH, AL AZHAR (ANSAmed) - CAIRO, AUGUST 14 - According to the rector of the faculty of Islamic research at the Al Azhar University in Cairo, Soad Saleh, Egyptian citizen Mohamed Ahmed Hegazy, born Muslim and converted to Christianity nine years ago, is an apostate and deserves death. "Those who renounce Islam are apostates and deserve to be killed," Saleh told ANSAmed adding: "moreover if he shows off and is congratulated for leaving Islam making photographs together with his wife next to the Gospel". However Soad Saleh explained that "this does not mean that regular people have to kill him, but that this is a duty of the state and of those who enforce the law". The academic also underlined that "apostates who do not show off and do not announce publicly their apostasy are no liable to death". Hegazi, a 25-year-old political activist, now fears for his life after receiving death threats. The trouble began when asked that he be recognised as Christian on his identity card - he created newspaper headlines and shocked the public's opinion. "I am in hiding now, far from the security services and other people," he said, adding he receives almost daily death threats on his mobile phone, despite the frequent change of number. According to Hegazi, the danger comes not only from the extremists, because even an ordinary citizen could kill him, convinced he is serving Islam. But the young man says he is determined he will not flee abroad, despite the fact that he does not enjoy support in his homeland, not even from the Coptic Church. Hegazi converted when he was 16 and is now requesting his religion to be changed in his official documents. His wife has also converted to Christianity and now both have lost the support of their respective families. Hegazìs father-in-law has even threatened to turn to the court to force a divorce and return his daughter "even dead". (ANSAmed). 2007-08-14 17:26 http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME03.YAM17253.html
