A few years ago, two Egyptian Christians fell in love and wanted to get married.  The old saying “True love never runs smooth” is especially true in Egypt when the woman is a former Muslim who converted to Christianity while the man was born and raised a Christian.

Egyptian law does not recognise conversions from Islam and does not permit a Muslim woman to marry a Christian.  No legal impediments apply, however, when the man is Muslim and the woman Christian.  Go figure.

Approximately 3 years ago, Bolis Rezek-Allah, a pharmacist met the Muslim convert Enas Yehya Abdel Aziz, loving relationship was established and the couple wanted to get married.
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As the couple met the obstacle of inability to marry legally in Egypt, the only option they had was to change names and religion on ID to assume a Christian name with the help of an employee of the Civil Registry Office Sheriff Metwali.

The couple got married in church; the priest not aware that Enas name and religion on ID was changed from the original, conducted their ceremony and they became married.

The couple later attempted to fly from Egypt but they were caught by police, imprisoned and tortured . . .

Last year, Bolis Rezek-Allah was offered a deal: The charge against him would be dropped if he renounced his “illegal” marriage.  The prosecution of his wife for falsifying an official document and blaspheming Islam, however, would still proceed.

Earlier this month, Bolis, Enas, and the witness at their wedding were each sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment.

h/t: International Christian Concern

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