Hātim Kamāl al-Shāzlī said that his daughter Ranā, who has been missing for seventy days, ran off to Turkey with a young Christian from Beni Suef. Al-Shāzlī accused Coptic clergy of using Salafī Black Magic on his daughter, forcing her to convert from Islam to Christianity. Despite the findings of the local authorities, these allegations have been denied by the Church (Muhammad Hamdī and Muhammad 'Abd al-Latīf al-Saghīr, al-Watan, May 1, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Hātim Kamāl al-Shāzlī's allegations of the use of Salafī Black magic by Coptic clergy has sparked controversy between Coptic deputies and members of the Freedom and Justice Party during a meeting of the Committee of Human Rights of the Shūrá Council (Sālih Shalaby, al-Misrīyūn, May 1, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Maj. Gen. Abū Bakr 'Abd al-Karīm, representative of Ministery of Interior Affairs, said that security agencies fulfilled their duties regarding the Hātim Kamāl al-Shāzlī's daughter, and they will continue to provide protection for the Church (Ismā'īl al-Ashwal, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, May 1, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
