he Assyrian International News Agency (www.aina.org), is reporting the shocking news that Dina el-Gowhary, a 15-year-old Egyptian Muslim-born girl who converted to Christianity, has been subjected to an acid attack, the latest in a string of failed attempts by Muslim fanatics against her and her father, 57-year-old Peter Athanasius (Maher el-Gowhary), who converted to Christianity 35 years ago.

In a story written by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, several Fatwa's were issued calling for the “spilling of his blood,” which makes their lives in constant danger in the face of the reactionaries and advocates for the enforcement of Islamic apostasy laws, which call for the death of a convert.

According to Abdelmassih, Dina said that three weeks ago, as she ventured out from their hiding place in Alexandria with her father to get some bottled water, her jacket was set on fire due to acid being thrown at her.

“My father quickly took my jacket off before the fire reached my arms,” she said. “Ever since then I am terrorized to go out in the street, with or without my father.”

Tomas Kringen wrote:When some friends of mine was in Egypt recently, they spoke with a christian waiter who told them about his father who was burned alive by Islamists, because he refused to convert to Islam. Moral of the story : submit to Islam.