Meanwhile, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) Dr. Muhammad 'Abd al-Fadīl al-Qūsī appealed to preachers and clerics to shoulder their responsibilities and work on bringing the sectarian fitnah to a halt.

Mustafá Salāh, the prosecutor of Minyā al-Qamh, ordered placement of 15-year-old Rānyā Khalīl Ibrāhīm in a girl care house in al-Zaqāzīq, the capital city of the governorate of al-Sharqia, on a temporary basis pending investigation into the Mīt Bashār incidents.

Quiet had prevailed in the village of Mīt Bashār on Wednesday (February 15) after a heated night of confrontations between security forces and local residents, leaving five anti-riot policemen wounded, over the disappearance of Rānyā, who reportedly converted to Islam six months ago.

Salāh also decided the formation of a commission from the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) to examine the girl's case after she rejected to return to any of her parents. Rānyā's father has converted to Islam, divorced his Christian wife and married to a Muslim woman.