Egypt yesterday renewed the detention of two Christian rights workers, held without charge since their arrest on August 8.
Police detained Adel Fawzy Faltas and Peter Ezzat after their organization was involved in several controversial human rights cases, including that of Mohammed Hegazy, who made an unprecedented bid to have his conversion to Christianity legally recognized.
Top Egyptian religious scholars called for the convert’s death yesterday in London-based, Arabic-language daily Al-Quds al-Arabi.
Faltas, 61, had conducted a high profile Internet interview with Hegazy only days before his arrest, sparking claims in Egyptian media that he had led the Muslim to Christianity.
Var der nogen, der hørte DR-P1 idag til morgen? Jeg hørte en muslim ivrigt akkompagneret af P1-journalisten omtale islam i Ægypten. Ikke et ord om forfølgelsen af de kristne inklusive kopterne. Der blev direkte sagt, at muslimerne i Ægypten er mere tolerante end Ægyptens kristne. Udsendelsen skulle følges op af en udsendelse i eftermiddags, som jeg desværre ikke har hørt.
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