Morris Sadek (born December 12, 1942)[1] is a Coptic-American lawyer and activist who reportedly brought YouTube video Innocence of Muslims to the attention of the Arabic-speaking world, where it was denounced by protesters at American embassies and consulates.
Sadek's Egyptian citizenship was previously revoked for promoting the invasion of Egypt and attacking Islam.
[4] On September 6, 2012, he is reported to have sent out mails to journalists containing the link to the 14-minute version of the film Innocence of Muslims.
[5][3] Sadek has been President of the small National American Coptic Assembly,[6] and boasts to be a friend of Quran-burning pastor Terry Jones.
Cynthia Farahat, Coptic Solidarity's director of advocacy, has said that Sadek "has done a lot of harmful things for Copts in Egypt," and that "Every single thing he says is used by Islamists to justify terrorism against Copts.