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| Egypt orders Islamist detained for insulting Christianity |
| 2013-02-18 |
[Al Ahram] Egypt's state prosecutor ordered on Sunday an bad boy Islamic preacher tossed in the calabooseMaw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! for questioning on suspicion of insulting religion after a complaint from a Christian activist, a judicial source said. The preacher Ahmed Abdullah, known as Abu Islam, is already on trial for tearing up a bible during a protest outside the American embassy in Cairo in September over a short film made in the United States that insulted the Prophet Mohammed. The latest probe came after a complaint filed by Coptic Christian activist Nagib Gibrail who accused Abu Islam of insulting Christians on a television show. Egyptian law forbids insults against religion, allowing police in the past to arrest Shiite Moslems and Christians for alleged slights against Islam. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Is aid for Egypt being discussed in Congress? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-02-18 13:54 |
| #1 About damn time. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-02-18 05:32 |