Egyptian Officially Goes Back to Christianity after 31 Years of Islam

Egyptian Officially Goes Back to Christianity after 31 Years of Islam

ICC Note

Egyptian officials recognized the Christian identity of a man who had been a Muslim.

By Hoda el-Saati

12/22/2008 Egypt (U.S Coptic Association)-Alexandria Administrative Court acknowledged on Saturday the right of a man called Fathi Labib Yousef to have his original yet new religion – Christianity – written down on all his official papers after he spent the past 31 years as a Muslim.

He said he had converted to Islam on March 12, 1974 and had been given a new ID card with his new religion. He then re-embraced Christianity on May 18, 2005 after the Orthodox clerical council had given its official go-ahead in the same year. He also said the Alexandria Security director had ratified the certificate proving Fathi’s return to his original religion.

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