Priests' wives missing after converting to Islam in divorce bid

The wives of two Egyptian Coptic priests, forbidden by the church from divorcing their abusive husbands, desperately sought another way out by converting to Islam.

The wives of two Egyptian Coptic priests, forbidden by the church from divorcing their abusive husbands, desperately sought another way out by converting to Islam.

When their intentions were discovered, police handed them over to the church and their whereabouts since have been unknown.

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