Egypt's religious conversion controversy - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmed Fouad

Ahmed Fouad

Oct 21, 2014

Coptic Christians stand near a make shift fence in Cairo's main Coptic cathedral after Sunday's clashes with Muslims in Cairo, April 8, 2013. After days of fighting at the cathedral and a town outside Cairo killing eight - the worst sectarian strife since Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was elected in June - many Copts now question whether they have a future in Egypt. Picture taken April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTXYHPU — Coptic Christians stand near a makeshift fence in Cairo's main Coptic cathedral after clashes with Muslims in Cairo, April 8, 2013. — REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

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