Unaware that her father's brief conversion 40 years ago to Islam, ( he promptly returned to the fold of the Coptic Church), made her a Muslim for life, Shadia Nague Ibrahim 47 lodged a marriage certificate that recorded her religion as Christian. Last Wednesday this earnt her a 3 year stay in the slammer. In Egypt where it is illegal for a Muslim woman to marry a Christian, where you have to get the President's signature to mend a broken church toilet and where Christians are regularily murdered or forced to convert, Shadia's case is pretty humdrum.
So, next time you set off for your dream Egyptian holiday, spare a thought for the the non-Muslim locals in this " moderate " Islamic state.
Source; Agence France Presse, 24th Nov 2007.
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