Dr. Ibrāhīm Habīb, President of United Copts of Great Britain, filed a lawsuit against Shaykh Yūsuf al-Badrī in Great Britain for soliciting the murder of Copts in his infamous Fatwá stating that apostates should be killed. al-Badrī said in response that the British government has no power over him since he is not a British Citizen. He also says claims of his soliciting the murder of Copts are false and that his statement was strictly about apostates. He claims the Church to have detained Kāmīliyā Shihātah, along with thirty other converts, and also to have murdered Wafā’ Constantine.

Key Words: Dr. Ibrahim Habib - Shaykh Yūsuf al-Badrī - United Copts of Great Britain - Kāmīliyā Shihātah - Wafā’ Constantine – Pope Shenouda III – Azhar