Ahmed Naji
Court approves challenge by novelist Ahmed Naji, orders retrial
Egypt
May 21, 2017
Court approves challenge by novelist Ahmed Naji, orders retrial
The Court of Cassation has approved the challenge filed by novelist Ahmed Naji, canceling his two-year prison sentence and ordering…
Court suspends novelist Ahmed Naji’s prison sentence
Egypt
December 18, 2016
Court suspends novelist Ahmed Naji’s prison sentence
Egypt's Court of Cassation decreed on Sunday the suspention of the two-year prison sentence issued in February against novelist Ahmed…
Court rejects request to release novelist Ahmed Naji
Egypt
November 27, 2016
Court rejects request to release novelist Ahmed Naji
A Cairo court rejected on Saturday a request for a stay of execution of the two-year sentence handed down to…
Journalists’ Syndicate urges canceling Ahmed Naji’s prison sentence
Egypt
February 22, 2016
Journalists’ Syndicate urges canceling Ahmed Naji’s prison sentence
The Journalists' Syndicate has expressed concern over the two-year jail sentence given to journalist Ahmed Naji and the LE10,000 fine…
Egyptian columnist delivers stinging attack against Sisi
Egypt
February 22, 2016
Egyptian columnist delivers stinging attack against Sisi
A prominent columnist on Sunday delivered the harshest attack to date against Egypt's president in the local media, saying that…
Intellectuals to ‘burn’ literary works in protest at novelist’s jail sentence
Books
February 21, 2016
Intellectuals to ‘burn’ literary works in protest at novelist’s jail sentence
Authors are planning to “burn” their literary works in protest at the two-year jail sentence handed to author Ahmed Naji…
Novelist Ahmed Naji gets two years in prison for ‘violating public morality’
Art news
February 20, 2016
Novelist Ahmed Naji gets two years in prison for ‘violating public morality’
A Cairo criminal court has sentenced the novelist Ahmed Naji to two years in prison for violating public morals after…
Egypt lawyer challenges law that says writers can be jailed
Egypt
December 12, 2015
Egypt lawyer challenges law that says writers can be jailed
An Egyptian lawyer has challenged the constitutionality of a law that allows writers to be sent to jail for violating…