CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION: Coptic Christian Nader Fawzy denies involvement, worries about his family's safety
A Coptic Christian activist say he fears for his family's safety after being accused of playing a role in the notorious anti-Islam film that has sparked violence throughout the Muslim world.
Nader Fawzy, speaking at a news conference in Toronto on Saturday, said he has been the target of threats emanating from Egypt over the Innocence of Muslims trailer released on the internet over the summer.
Fawzy has long been an activist for Egypt's Coptic Christian community, which makes up one-tenth of that country's population.
Fawzy said his name appeared in a published list of people involved in the film, an action he says amounts to a fatwa, or religious edict.
He told reporters on Saturday he believes the Egyptian government put his name on the list out of revenge for his work as a Coptic activist who has campaigned for better treatment of Egypt's minority Christian population.
"Once there is a fatwa, you don’t know who is coming to kill you, to shoot you," he said. "It's not just about the Egyptian government anymore. There is no safety at all. Once the fatwa is published, anyone can come to kill me or my kids or my family in Egypt." » | CBC News | Saturday, September 22, 2012
