RI ) ▁to ▁the ▁Co pts ▁Association . ▁An ▁AN H RI ▁representative ▁said ▁that ▁H eg azy ▁still ▁plans ▁to ▁appeal ▁the ▁r uling ▁or ▁possibly ▁open ▁a ▁new ▁case . ▁Kat arina ▁also ▁plans ▁to ▁file ▁a ▁pet ition ▁for ▁her ▁right ▁to ▁change ▁her ▁religion ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁In ▁Egypt , ▁a ▁child ' s ▁registered ▁religion ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁father ' s ▁official ▁faith . ▁Therefore , ▁since ▁H eg azy ▁is ▁officially ▁Muslim , ▁his ▁daughter ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁Christian ▁religious ▁classes ▁at ▁school , ▁wed ▁in ▁a ▁church , ▁or ▁attend ▁church ▁services ▁open ly ▁without ▁har ass ment ▁under ▁Egypt ian ▁law . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁case ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month , ▁an ▁Egypt ian ▁court ▁ruled ▁that ▁twelve ▁Co ptic ▁Christians ▁who ▁converted ▁to ▁Islam ▁and ▁then ▁revert ed ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁could ▁have ▁their ▁faith ▁officially ▁recogn ised . ▁This ▁decision ▁was ▁reached ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁the ▁Co pts ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁considered ▁apost ates ▁for ▁converting ▁from ▁Islam ▁because ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁Christian . ▁The ▁decision ▁over turn ed ▁a ▁lower ▁court ▁r uling ▁that ▁said ▁the ▁state ▁need ▁not ▁recogn ise ▁convers ions ▁from ▁Islam ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁ban . ▁ ▁A ▁lawyer ▁for ▁the ▁twelve ▁Co ptic ▁Christians ▁described ▁the ▁case ▁as ▁a ▁victory ▁for ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁religion . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁open ▁the ▁door ▁for ▁hundreds ▁of ▁other ▁Co pts ▁who