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Egyptian Christian journalist detained for inciting sectarian strife
 [Al Ahram] The Minya prosecution ordered the detention of a correspondent reportedly working for a US-based Christian television station for 15 days on charges of inciting religious strife between Mohammedans and Christians.The journalist, Bishoy Armia, has also been charged with impersonating a journalist, conducting interviews with citizens, and photographing military and security buildings without a security permit, according to Ahram's Arabic news website.Security forces locked away Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! Armia last Friday in El Badrman village, in Upper Egypt's Minya governerate, where sectarian festivities between Mohammedans and Christians raged throughout last week following a contraversial relationship between a Mohammedan girl and a Christian boy. According to security reports, Armia was working as a journalist without a permit. The 32-year-old journalist made headlines in 2008 when he lobbied to have his religion changed on his national identification card from Islam to Christianity, after converting and subsequently changing his name from Mohammed Hegazy to Bishoy Armia. Posted by: Fred 2013-12-07 |
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