Dozens of Salafis protested on Tuesday at Tahrir Square calling for the release of a priest’s wife, Kamilia Shehata, who they say embraced Islam and is now being held by the church.
Demonstrators marched towards the Interior Ministry holding the Quran and chanting.
Shehata disappeared for five days during July in Minya Governorate. Coptic activists staged a series of protests across Egypt accusing Muslims of kidnapping her and forcing her to convert to Islam.
Meanwhile, Shehata was found at a friend's house. It was revealed that she left home willingly after a conflict with her husband. The Coptic Church denied that Shehata converted to Islam.
However, the church’s announcement failed to end protests staged at a number of mosques calling for Shehata's release and claiming that the church was holding her against her will in a monastery.
