In Egypt, One Christian Must Keep Running

In Egypt, One Christian Must Keep Running

Los Angeles Times reports that Christian convert Maher El Gohary sees little of his native Egypt's beauty, spending most of his time behind locked doors. Gohary and his daughter, Dina, change apartments every few months to avoid being found out for their faith. The consequences could be death. "Islam is the only thing Egyptians are 150% sure of. If you reject Islam, you shake their belief and you are an apostate, an infidel," he said. "I can see in the eyes of Muslims how much my conversion has really hurt them." Religious freedom might exist in writing, but Muslim clerics hold the real power. Converts such as Gohary "should be killed by authorities," says Abdul Aziz Zakareya, a cleric and former professor at Al Azhar University. "Public conversions can lead to very dangerous consequences. The spreading of a phenomenon like this in a Muslim society can cause many unwanted results and tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims