Three Coptic thinkers told the paper that the best way to resolve the Kamilia Shehata crisis and avoid sectarian violence is to keep all religious institutions away from the issue. They said that the constitution gives Egyptians the freedom to convert and that such cases are the business of the law and not religious institutions.

Key Words: Kamilia Shehata - Gamal Asaad - Wafā’ Costantine - The Coptic Church - Bolous Ramzy - Pope Shenouda III - Ishaak Hanna - Al-Tanweer Society (NGO) - The Azhar