contempt of religion
Mabrouk Attia to stand trial over contempt of religion charges
Egypt
August 1, 2022
Mabrouk Attia to stand trial over contempt of religion charges
The Heliopolis Misdemeanors Court set September 21 for the first session of the trial of Al-Azhar professor and preacher Mabrouk…
Coptic Orthodox Church rejects all insults towards religion: Spokesperson
Egypt
November 16, 2020
Coptic Orthodox Church rejects all insults towards religion: Spokesperson
The Coptic Orthodox Church totally rejects insults directed towards any religions, said Church Spokesperson Boulos Halim in response to a…
Egyptian Novelist Nawal al-Saadawi may be charged with contempt of religion
Egypt
July 11, 2018
Egyptian Novelist Nawal al-Saadawi may be charged with contempt of religion
Egyptian lawyer Samir Sabry filed a complain on Tuesday to the Prosecutor General against acclaimed feminist author Nawal al-Saadawi,…
Egypt’s Faculty of Law stopped teaching book for allegedly insulting Christianity
Egypt
May 31, 2018
Egypt’s Faculty of Law stopped teaching book for allegedly insulting Christianity
President of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights (EUHR) Naguib Gabriel and other EUHR leaders met with the Dean of…
‘Sheikh Jackson’ star El-Fishawy faces prosecution over ‘contempt of religion’
Egypt
November 20, 2017
‘Sheikh Jackson’ star El-Fishawy faces prosecution over ‘contempt of religion’
A Cairo prosecutor has summoned the lead actor of the recently-released Egyptian film “Sheikh Jackson,” Ahmed El-Fishawy, for questioning over…
Writer Fatma Naoot’s sentence reduced to six months
Egypt
November 24, 2016
Writer Fatma Naoot’s sentence reduced to six months
An Egypt court accepted Thursday the appeal of writer and poet Fatma Naoot against a three-year sentence handed down to…
Court upholds sentence against TV host Islam al-Behairy
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Court upholds sentence against TV host Islam al-Behairy
Cairo Court of Cassation rejected on Sunday an appeal filed by the Islamic researcher Islam al-Beheiry and upheld a one-year…
MPs mull removing ‘contempt of religion’ from Penal Code
Egypt
June 13, 2016
MPs mull removing ‘contempt of religion’ from Penal Code
The Egyptian parliament's Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee has postponed its decision on whether to amend the Penal Code by…
Sawiris: Army’s control on market does not affect businessmen
Egypt
April 2, 2016
Sawiris: Army’s control on market does not affect businessmen
The notable Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris has supported the economic role played by the army, yet expressed concerns that this…
Writer Fatima Naoot to file fresh appeal against ‘contempt of religion’ sentence
Egypt
March 31, 2016
Writer Fatima Naoot to file fresh appeal against ‘contempt of religion’ sentence
The lawyer of Egyptian writer Fatima Naoot, who faces a three-year prison sentence for contempt of religion, has vowed to…