Sheikh Abu Islam
Court upholds 5-year sentence against preacher for bible burning
Egypt
March 22, 2015
Court upholds 5-year sentence against preacher for bible burning
The Court of Cassation on Sunday upheld a five-year prison sentence against a preacher over charges of burning a copy…
Abu Islam trial adjourned to January
Egypt
December 25, 2013
Abu Islam trial adjourned to January
Waily Appeal Misdemeanor Court adjourned the appeal filed by preacher Ahmed Abdallah, also known as Abu Islam, against a three-year…
Abu Islam to serve five years in prison for defaming Christianity
Egypt
December 18, 2013
Abu Islam to serve five years in prison for defaming Christianity
Preacher Ahmed Abdallah, also known as Abu Islam, turned himself in on Tuesday evening, after a court issued him a…
Abu Islam and son imprisoned for insulting Christianity
Egypt
June 16, 2013
Abu Islam and son imprisoned for insulting Christianity
Nasr City Misdemeanour Court has sentenced Abu Islam, the controversial Salafi preacher, to 11 years in prison for insulting Christianity…
Trial of Abu Islam postponed to November
Egypt
October 21, 2012
Trial of Abu Islam postponed to November
The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court has postponed to November the trial of al-Umma satellite channel owner Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud…
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…
Reporters released in assault investigation
Egypt
October 10, 2012
Reporters released in assault investigation
Prosecutors ordered on Wednesday the release of three reporters from independent news website El Badil who were accused of assaulting…
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…