▁his ▁wife ▁have ▁been ▁o stra ci zed ▁by ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁are ▁currently ▁in ▁hiding . ▁Christ ine ' s ▁family ▁has ▁sw orn ▁to ▁kill ▁her ▁because ▁she ▁married ▁a ▁non - Mus lim ▁against ▁the ▁family ' s ▁wishes . ▁ ▁H eg azy ' s ▁family ▁was ▁also ▁angry ▁with ▁him . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁interview ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁Egypt ian ▁newspaper , ▁H eg azy ' s ▁father ▁said , ▁" I ▁am ▁going ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁my ▁son ▁and ▁conv ince ▁him ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Islam . ▁If ▁he ▁ref uses , ▁I ▁am ▁going ▁to ▁kill ▁him ▁with ▁my ▁own ▁hands ." ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁H eg azy ▁released ▁this ▁statement ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁his ▁father : ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁of ▁human ▁right ▁workers ▁On ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Egypt ian ▁police ▁det ained ▁two ▁Christian ▁human ▁rights ▁workers , ▁Adel ▁F aw zy ▁F alt as ▁and ▁Peter ▁E zz at , ▁after ▁their ▁organisation ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁several ▁controvers ial ▁human ▁rights ▁cases , ▁including ▁Moh ammed ▁H eg azy ' s . ▁They ▁were ▁subsequently ▁held ▁without ▁charge ▁and ▁had ▁their ▁det ention ▁renew ed ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 . ▁The ▁two ▁activ ists ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Christian ▁Association ▁( M IC A ). ▁A ▁Canadian ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organisation ▁applying ▁for ▁legal ▁recognition ▁with ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁government ▁in ▁June ▁