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Police wait for Salafis' permission to return displaced Coptic man

By Nader Shokry

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Wednesday ,24 September 2014

Police wait for Salafis' permission to return displaced Coptic man

A Coptic young man called Mina Shohdy was displaced for 30 months in Basra village, Alexandria, after being accused of sexually harassing a Muslim woman. The Salafis, ultra conservative Muslims, refused to allow him back to his home after they forced his displacement more than two years ago.A Coptic young man called Mina Shohdy was displaced for 30 months in Basra village, Alexandria, after being accused of sexually harassing a Muslim woman. The Salafis, ultra conservative Muslims, refused to allow him back to his home after they forced his displacement more than two years ago.

It's worth mentioning that a Salafist leader called Sheikh Sherif Hawary is controlling the village as well as other villages and is refusing to return Mina to his house. His family reported the police, but they were told that they have to take the permission of Sheikh Sherif Hawary.