A meeting planned between Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III and Muslim Brotherhood Murshid (Guide) Muhammad Badī', which was scheduled to take place on Tuesday (June 21, 2011), was postponed over previously-set appointments for the pope prior to his recent therapeutic trip in the United States, a church source said.

"The meeting will be held within the next few days," the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, adding the church is welcoming visits by any public figures.

A leading member in the Muslim Brotherhood's Irshād (Guidance) Office said that a time has not been fixed for the meeting in the first place. "The group is looking forward to this meeting but would not impose itself on Pope Shenouda."

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