Zakaria Botros ( ar , زكريا بطرس; born 24 October 1934, in Kafr El Dawwar) is a former Orthodox Coptic priest. He worked as a priest in Australia in 1992. He is best known for his critiques of the

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and other books of Islam. ''

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'' gave Father Botros the Daniel of the Year award in 2008. He has been named "Islam's public enemy No. 1" by Arabic newspaper ''al Insan al Jadeed''.

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has put a C$60 million bounty on his head.

Television

Botros became widely known in 2003 after he appeared on talk shows on the Hayah Evangelical Channel. He went on to have his own show on the channel. His criticism of Islam led to many debates about him on talk shows. He frequently appears on Al Hayat TV.

Programme cancelled

In July 2010, the

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Evangelical Ministry – which was a partner for Hayah Channel – informed

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that it would discontinue broadcasting Zakaria Botros's show. A quote from the letter reads: The ministry did not comment on the cancellation.''موقع «BBC Arabic»: قناة "الحياة" وبرامج زكريا بطرص المثيرة للجدل؟
- تاريخ الوصول: 22 مايو 2010 م.