blasphemy
Egyptian detained for blasphemy in Saudi threatens suicide
Egypt
October 17, 2012
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
October 17, 2012
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
October 14, 2012
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
October 10, 2012
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
October 10, 2012
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
October 9, 2012
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
October 4, 2012
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
October 3, 2012
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
September 30, 2012
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
September 27, 2012
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…