Pope Shenouda III and Shaykh Ahmad al-Mahalāwī were both victims of Presdident Muhammad Anwar al-Sadāt’s mass disputes with public figures. The President sent Shaykh Ahmad al-Mahalāwī to a maximum security prison for criticizing the first lady. Yet Shaykh Ahmad al-Mahalāwī is now using al-Sadāt’s decision to depose Pope Shenouda III against the pope in the Alexandria demonstrations, of which he is a leader.

Key Words: Khālid al-Islāmbūllī – Pope Shenouda III – Presdident Muhammad Anwar al-Sadāt – Shaykh Ahmad al-Mahalāwī – Dr. Muhammad Mūrū – Bishop Bīshūy – Kamilia Shehata