Does anyone remember this priest?

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Debp

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Some years ago I heard of an Orthodox priest...I think he was Coptic.

He had a ministry of trying to reach Muslims with the good news of Jesus. I think he was often threatened for doing this.

Anyone remember his name or know about him?
 

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Reinhard Bonnke? was mostly in Africa​

No, that's not the priest.

I found him....he was declared "Islam's Public Enemy #1".....Zakaria Botros.

The following page is more interesting. He was jailed twice for preaching to Muslims. A life sentence was avoided if he would exile out of Egypt. A lot more interesting information here....

He even received an award from a conservative evangelical magazine.
 
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Here is one fairly short video by Zakaria Botros.
 

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Have they declared a Fatwah upon the priest as yet? :(
I don't know but this older article says Al Qaeda put a bounty on his head.

In this article the priest says he loves Muslims but hates Islam.

 

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I don't know but this older article says Al Qaeda put a bounty on his head.

In this article the priest says he loves Muslims but hates Islam.

I'm not surprised Al Qaeda would do that.

Isa,Jesus, is a prophet in the Koran.

An Imam video on YouTube is railing against this priest. I don't speak Arabic but you can tell by the tenor he's not happy.
 
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