Zakaria Botros
Encyclopedia
Zakaria Botros is a Copt
ic priest
from Egypt
, he worked as a priest in Australia in 1992,he has a Bachelors of Arts in History, best known his critiques of the Quran and other books of Islam
. Father Botros has received applause from places such as World Magazine
awarded him the Daniel
of the Year for 2008. He has been named "Islam's public enemy No. 1" by Arabic newspaper "al insan al jadeed" Al-Qaeda
has put a $60 million bounty on his head.
led to many debate about him on talk shows.
Evangelical ministry _which was a partner for "Hyah" Channel_ informed BBC Arabic
that it is stopping Zakaria Botros's show and a quote from the letter: "Our ministry's representative in the middle east informed us that the "hyah" Channel decided to stop broadcasting Zakaria Botros's talk show,and this is the last month of it's broadcast"
when asked for the reason they did not reply.
and the middle east since November 2011.
on May 6, 2010,and it would have bean his first big appearance in Europe, but the event was cancelled due to "numerous threats of violence."
Wiener Akademikerbund published an apology in press:
to extradite and arrest Zakaria Botros for his denouncing toward Islam. The lawyer said that denouncing Islam is a high treason. and to withdraw ambassador to the country where he broadcast his programs Earlier four lawyers asked for the same thing.
Copt
The Copts are the native Egyptian Christians , a major ethnoreligious group in Egypt....
ic priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
from Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, he worked as a priest in Australia in 1992,he has a Bachelors of Arts in History, best known his critiques of the Quran and other books of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. Father Botros has received applause from places such as World Magazine
World magazine
World Magazines are magazines about specific foreign countries that help people of different countries, languages, and cultures to understand that country...
awarded him the Daniel
Daniel
Daniel is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Babylonian captivity where he was educated in Chaldean thought. However, he never converted to Neo-Babylonian ways...
of the Year for 2008. He has been named "Islam's public enemy No. 1" by Arabic newspaper "al insan al jadeed" Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
has put a $60 million bounty on his head.
Tv Shows
He became widely known in 2003 after he appeared on many talk shows on the "Hayah" Evangelical Channel and eventually having his own show,his criticism to islamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
led to many debate about him on talk shows.
Canceling His Show
On July 2010 Joyce MeyerJoyce Meyer
Joyce Meyer is a Charismatic Christian author and speaker. Meyer and her husband Dave have four grown children, and live outside St. Louis, Missouri. Her ministry is headquartered in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri.-Early life:Meyer was born Pauline Joyce Hutchison in south St. Louis in...
Evangelical ministry _which was a partner for "Hyah" Channel_ informed BBC Arabic
BBC Arabic
BBC Arabic may refer to the Arabic-language radio station run by the BBC World Service, as well as the BBC’s Arabic-language satellite TV channel, and the website that serves as an Arabic language news portal and provides online access to both the TV and radio broadcasts.The radio service is...
that it is stopping Zakaria Botros's show and a quote from the letter: "Our ministry's representative in the middle east informed us that the "hyah" Channel decided to stop broadcasting Zakaria Botros's talk show,and this is the last month of it's broadcast"
when asked for the reason they did not reply.
Al Fady Channel
Zakaria opened his own channel on April 2011 And he called it "Alfady" which is broadcasting in North AmericaNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and the middle east since November 2011.
Vienna presentation
Botros was supposed to hold a presentation in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
on May 6, 2010,and it would have bean his first big appearance in Europe, but the event was cancelled due to "numerous threats of violence."
Wiener Akademikerbund published an apology in press:
Debates
A lot of Muslims found his criticism offensive. and led to anger among many Muslims in the Middle East. His criticism led many Muslim scholars and writers to respond to his claims,and the most well known ones that responded to him include "Abo Islam Ahmad Abdullah", and Doctor "Ibrahim Awad" ,and Doctor "Abdullah Badr" Others suggest to ignore him. Abo Islam Ahmad Abdullah said that he invited the Coptic priest to a debate with a moderator on a TV show inside Egypt but he refused due to safety reasons, Muslim scholar made a promise in media that they will stay with him during the whole trip guarding his safety..Calls for stripping his citizenship
In 2009, Nabi El wahsh asked the government to strip Zakaria Botros's citizenship due to "the instability and disturbing the public security which he caused to Egypt.Calls to arrest him
Egyptian lawyer sued the Egyptian president, the Foreign Minister, the Interior Ministerو Information minister and the coptic pope ordering the government to plead a request to the InterpolInterpol
Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation...
to extradite and arrest Zakaria Botros for his denouncing toward Islam. The lawyer said that denouncing Islam is a high treason. and to withdraw ambassador to the country where he broadcast his programs Earlier four lawyers asked for the same thing.
External links
- Homepage of Zakaria Boutros
- Arabic homepage of Zakaria Boutros
- Defying Death: Zakaria Botross: Apostle to Islam
- 'Observations on Abuna Zakaria Botros (and a Book Review)'
- 'Zakaria Boutros Islam's Public enemy no. 1'
- Reverend Hon. Dr Gordon Moyes about Zakaria Boutros in a public government hearing
- Attempt by Abdallah Badr to criticize Zakaria Boutros
- Frontpage Interview guest Coptic priest Fr. Zakaria Botros, FrontPageMagazine.com, 2009-06-02.