In light of the priest’s wife crisis, Jamāl As'ad points out the existence a general attitude in the church of manipulating any situation to reach the conclusion that Copts are persecuted. He adds that the clergy have played a stirring role in the recent crisis and argues that they should be punished, but the church wants to consolidate for the emerging Coptic state. The absence of a girl or wife is shameful. That is why people falsely claim kidnapping, argues As'ad.

Keywords: Jamāl As‘ad ‘Abd al-Malāk - Kāmīliyā Shihātah