I thought he was a Copt (christian).
That is exactly what you are suppose to think given the reporting. There is nothing Christian about him.
http://shoebat.com/2012/09/27/innocence-of-muslims-film-was-made-by-terrorists-2/
This link has been posted many times, and always somebody shows up saying they don’t trust the writer... Well I was searching for answers not hunting for a body to ‘trust’ and what this guy says explains a whole lot.