Zakaria Botros (Egyptian Arabic: زكريا بطرس; born 24 October 1934, in Kafr El Dawwar) is a Coptic Orthodox Christian priest.
[6] In July 2010, the Joyce Meyer Evangelical Ministry – which was a partner for Hayah Channel – informed BBC Arabic that it would discontinue broadcasting Zakaria Botros's show.
The presentation would have been his first major appearance in Europe, but the event was cancelled due to "numerous threats of violence.
[11][12][13] In 2009, Nabih Elwahsh asked the Egyptian government to strip Zakaria Botros's citizenship due to "the instability and disturbing the public security which he caused to Egypt".
He stated that denouncing Islam is high treason, and that Egypt should withdraw the ambassador to the country where Botros broadcasts.