{{short description|Coptic–American activist}} '''Morris Sadek''' (born December 12, 1942)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calendarz.com/on-this-day/december/12/morris-sadek|title=Morris Sadek|work=calendarz.com|accessdate=November 9, 2022}}</ref> 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.
==Biography== Sadek's Egyptian citizenship was previously revoked for promoting the invasion of Egypt and attacking Islam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/09/20129112108737726.html |title=US envoy dies in Benghazi consulate attack - Africa |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date= |accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost1">{{cite news|author=Pamela Constable |author-link=Pamela Constable |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/egyptian-christian-activist-in-virginia-promoted-video-that-sparked-furor/2012/09/13/f2a52a4c-fdc4-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html |title=Egyptian Christian activist in Virginia promoted video that sparked furor |newspaper=The Washington Post |date= 2012-09-13|accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref> A vocal opponent of Islam, he holds counter-jihadist views, and reportedly protested the Ground Zero Mosque on September 11, 2010, with crucifix, Bible, and American flag, stating that "Islam is evil".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/anti-islam-film-protests-reification-of-public-debate/|title=Anti-Islam film protests: a reification of public debate?|date=September 20, 2012|work=opendemocracy.net}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nissenbaum |first=Dion |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443884104577647691429314660 |title=Behind Video, a Web of Questions - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2012-09-13 |accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost1"/>
Sadek has been President of the small National American Coptic Assembly,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.memri.org/tv/morris-sadek-president-national-american-coptic-assembly-egypt-occupied-muslims|title=Morris Sadek, President of the National American Coptic Assembly: Egypt Is Occupied by the Muslims|date=July 13, 2011|work=memri.org}}</ref> and boasts to be a friend of Quran-burning pastor Terry Jones. According to the Coptic community Sadek is a fringe figure. 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."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/morris-sadek-the-maverick_n_1882931|title=Morris Sadek, The 'Maverick' Egyptian-American Copt Behind Anti-Islamic Film 'Innocence Of Islam'|date=September 14, 2012|work=HuffPost}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120914041214/http://www.nationalamericancopticassembly.webs.com/ National American Coptic Assembly] * [https://nacopticas1.blogspot.com/2012/09/blog-post_5.html National American coptic Assembly-USA]
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