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Egyptian detained for blasphemy in Saudi threatens suicide
Egypt

Egyptian detained for blasphemy in Saudi threatens suicide

The Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah scrambled to meet with an unidentified Egyptian man who has been detained by Saudi authorities…
Egypt must free Christian held for blasphemy over film: Amnesty
Egypt

Egypt must free Christian held for blasphemy over film: Amnesty

An Egyptian Coptic Christian arrested on suspicion of posting online an anti-Islam film that ignited Muslim protests around the world…
Abu Islam Bible desecration trial postponed to 21 October
Egypt

Abu Islam Bible desecration trial postponed to 21 October

The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court has postponed the blasphemy trial of Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Abdallah, aka Abu Islam; his…
Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Coptic boys
Egypt

Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Coptic boys

Two Egyptian Christian boys detained over charges of blasphemy and insulting the Quran were released and their case was dropped…
Poet denies alleged blasphemy summons
Egypt

Poet denies alleged blasphemy summons

Poet Hesham al-Gokh denies media reports that prosecutors summoned him over accusations he insulted Islam in one of his works.…
Poet summoned for interrogation over contempt of religion
Egypt

Poet summoned for interrogation over contempt of religion

The New Cairo Prosecutor summoned poet Hisham al-Gokh over a claim filed by a lawyer accusing him of contempt of…
Egypt court frees Christian children over Islam insult
Egypt

Egypt court frees Christian children over Islam insult

An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release of two Coptic Christian children accused of insulting Islam, a source in…
Two minors in Beni Suef accused of blasphemy
Egypt

Two minors in Beni Suef accused of blasphemy

Egyptian prosecutors are bearing witness to a wave of blasphemy accusations following the production of "Innocence of Muslims," a movie…
Trial of alleged Bible-burners adjourned to 14 October
Egypt

Trial of alleged Bible-burners adjourned to 14 October

The Nasr City Misdemeanors Court decided Sunday to postpone the case of a prominent Salafi figure accused of blasphemy aganst…
Accusations of blasphemy often serve a political function
Egypt

Accusations of blasphemy often serve a political function

After her son, atheist activist Alber Saber, was arrested on charges of blasphemy, Kariman Meseha says the prosecutor who interrogated…
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