A Copt’s conversion to Islam in al-‘Adawah town, the Upper Egyptian governorate of al-Minya, sparked unrest between Muslim and Christians on Sunday (May 13).

Dozens of members of Islamist groups gathered outside the ‘Adawah police station to protect 32-year-old man Ayman Yūsuf Sa’d from his relatives after he reported to the police that his brother ‘Imād and his maternal uncle were trying to detain him inside the family’s house and force him to reverse his decision. [Ashraf Kāmil, al-Wafd, May 14, p. 1] Read text in Arabic