Top Egyptian cleric accuses newspaper of criticizing friends of Prophet
Dr. Sayyed Tantawi, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar in Egypt, filed a law suit Thursday against the Egyptian Al-Ghad newspaper over an article issued last week mentioning "the worst 10 personalities in Islam," a judicial source said. he source told KUNA public prosecutor Abdulmajeed Mahmoud referred the case to the technical office to start the investigation. Tantawi complained that the newspaper's article negatively criticized and caused harm to some of the friends (Sahabah) of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh What-Ever) and his wife Aisha. Al-Ghad newspaper was established by Ayman Nour, the former presidential candidate of Al-Ghad paper and currently jailed for forgery.
Posted by: Seafarious 2006-10-13 |