Zakaria's teachings are said to be similar to anti-Muslim and anti-Muhammed insults made in the film. Steve Klein, who said he was a consultant on the film made at a studio in Duarte, has called Botros a "close friend. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula of Cerritos, another Egyptian Coptic Christian who has also been in hiding since controversy arose over film he was involved in, has also expressed support for Botros.
A person who said they were a relative of Botros contacted NBC4 and said the priest was in hiding and his life had been threatened. Skip to content.
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Cookie Settings Accept All. He carefully deconstructs the Qu'ran, verse by verse, citing contradictions and inconsistencies. And not only does he explain without apology what he believes is wrong with Islam, he goes on to teach Muslims from the Bible why Jesus loves them and why is so ready to forgive them and adopt them into His family, no matter who they are or what they have done.
He has a ninety-minute television program which is a combination of preaching, teaching and answering questions from often irate callers all over the world. It has become "must see TV" throughout the Muslim world. It is replayed four times a week in Arabic, his native language, on a satellite television network called Al Hayat "Life TV". And not only can it be seen in so many places, it is seen by an estimated fifty million Muslims a day. At the same time, Botros is getting millions of hits on his multiple web sites in multiple languages.
There, Muslims can read his sermons and study through an archive of answers to frequently asked questions. They can also enter a live chat room called "Pal Chat" where they are not only permitted but encouraged to ask their toughest questions to trained on line counselors, many of whom are Muslim converts to Christianity who understand exactly where the questioners are coming from and the struggles they are having.
As a result, Botros - on the air only since - has practically become a household word in the Muslim world. An Arabic newspaper has named him Islam's "Public Enemy 1. They are listening. They are processing what he is saying and they are talking about him with their friends and family.
Ibrahim Awad, and Dr. Abdullah Badr. Other public figures suggested that he be ignored. Abo Islam Ahmad Abdullah said he invited the Coptic priest to a debate with a moderator on a TV show inside Egypt, but the offer was refused due to safety reasons, despite Muslim scholars promising to stay with him during the whole trip to guard him.
In , Nabil El Wahsh asked the Egyptian government to strip Zakaria Botros's citizenship due to "the instability and disturbing the public security which he caused to Egypt".
An Egyptian lawyer, Mahmoud Riad, sued the Egyptian president, the Foreign Minister, the Interior Minister, and the Information Minister in a lawsuit to force the Egyptian government to request that Interpol arrest and extradite Zakaria Botros back to Egypt so that he might be held accountable for his denunciation of Islam. He stated that denouncing Islam is high treason, and that Egypt should withdraw the ambassador to the country where Botros broadcasts.
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