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Writer’s jail sentence over blasphemy draws intelligentsia criticisms
Egypt

Writer’s jail sentence over blasphemy draws intelligentsia criticisms

Media and intellectual figures have voiced discontent with a three-year sentence handed down on journalist Fatema Naout on Tuesday over…
Columnist Fatema Naout gets 3 years in jail for blasphemy
Egypt

Columnist Fatema Naout gets 3 years in jail for blasphemy

A Cairo misdemeanor court sentenced columnist Fatema Naout to three years in jail and a LE20,000 fine over charges of…
Court considers challenge by Islam Beheiry in blasphemy case
Egypt

Court considers challenge by Islam Beheiry in blasphemy case

The South Cairo Court will review on Monday a request by media host Islam Beheiry to change the court division…
Fans protest as court reviews Islam Beheiry’s challenge to blasphemy sentence
Egypt

Fans protest as court reviews Islam Beheiry’s challenge to blasphemy sentence

Fans of Islam Beheiry protested outside the South Cairo Court on Monday as the court considered a challenge by the…
Islam Beheiry released on bail pending blasphemy trial
Egypt

Islam Beheiry released on bail pending blasphemy trial

A misdemeanor court in Cairo has released controversial TV host Islam Beheiry from jail on a LE50,000 bail, pending consideration…
IS crimes based on Islamic scholars’ literature: Islam Beheiry
Egypt

IS crimes based on Islamic scholars’ literature: Islam Beheiry

Notorious extremist groups, including the Islamic State, rely on interpretations of traditional Islamic literature in their activities, said a media…
Intellectuals to denounce blasphemy laws at conference Wednesday
Egypt

Intellectuals to denounce blasphemy laws at conference Wednesday

A group of media figures, artists and intellectuals are organizing a conference at the Journalists' Syndicate on Wednesday to denounce blasphemy…
Media host Islam Beheiry appeals blasphemy conviction
Egypt

Media host Islam Beheiry appeals blasphemy conviction

Controversial media presenter Islam Beheiry will challenge a Saturday court verdict that upheld a five-year prison sentence handed down to…
Church approves eviction of Coptic family following blasphemy feud
Egypt

Church approves eviction of Coptic family following blasphemy feud

Local church and security leaderships in the Upper Egyptian province of Beni Suef agreed on Thursday to evict and relocate…
Trial of Journalist Fatma Naout over blasphemy adjourned to 25 February
Egypt

Trial of Journalist Fatma Naout over blasphemy adjourned to 25 February

The trial of Writer Fatma Naout over contempt of religion was adjourned until 25 February. “I’m fine and victorious; either acquitted…
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