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Egypt Copt jailed 45 years after father's conversion

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An Egyptian Christian woman has been jailed for three years because her father's brief conversion to Islam 45 years ago made her legally a Muslim while her official papers said she was Christian, her lawyer said Thursday.

Shadia Nagui Ibrahim, 47, was charged with fraud for stating Christianity as her religion on her marriage certificate, unaware that her father's conversion to Islam in 1962 had made her officially a Muslim, Michael Maurice told AFP.

Nagui Ibrahim left home in 1962 when daughter Shadia was two years old, converted to Islam and took on the Muslim name Mustafa.

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{"commentId":1410155,"authorDomain":"krishna109"}

A while back during a trip to Egypt I had the opportunity to speak to several Copts. They are a persecuted minority in Egypt and live in fear.

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Reply#1 - Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:45 PM EST
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Stupidity reigns supreme. Well, no one notices how some men delight in making public asses of themselves.

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Reply#2 - Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:33 PM EST
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