Egypt Preacher Handed Suspended Jail Term for Burning Bible
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
A court in the Egyptian capital on Sunday handed an Islamist preacher accused of insulting Christianity an 11-year suspended jail sentence.
Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah had been charged with ripping up and burning a copy of the Bible during a protest outside the U.S. embassy in Cairo against the anti-Islam film, "Innocence of Muslims", that was produced in the U.S.
The court handed Abdullah an 11-year suspended sentence for insulting religion, disturbing public order and defamation.
His son was also tried at the same time and received an eight-year suspended sentence. The pair can appeal.
The preacher, known as Abu Islam, has become renowned in Egypt for his fiery diatribes against Christians and the country's secular opposition.
Egyptian law forbids insults against recognized religions. A court sentenced a Christian last December to three years in prison for posting online segments of Innocence of Muslims.
16 June 2013, 20:46
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If he was a Christian who insulted Islam, the 11 year jail term would not be suspended. In addition the houses of Christians all over Egypt would be torched and churches desecrated and no one would be brought to justice.
17 June 2013, 12:47
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sermeyeh ma3 le7yeh! ya bhim in a way u are burning ure koran ... many of your teaching come or root from the Christ's Bible! and u came 600 years after, so burn yourself you would do the world a favour!
17 June 2013, 13:05
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there's a Lebanese saying :
" rdina bel kha** wel kha** ma redi fina! "
