[QUOTE][B]A court in Egypt had sentenced a blogger to three years in prison for blasphemy and contempt of religion.[/B]
Alber Saber was arrested in September after neighbours accused him of posting links to a film mocking Islam that led to protests across the Muslim world.
Mr Saber, an atheist from a Coptic Christian family, can appeal against the ruling if he pays $167 (£100) bail.
The case raises concerns over freedom of expression just as Egyptians are set to vote on a draft constitution.
Liberals, secularists and the Coptic Church have complained that the document fails to protect basic rights, and that the constituent assembly which approved the charter last month was dominated by Islamists.
[B]'Critical statements'[/B]
Mr Saber was initially accused of circulating links to a 14-minute trailer for the film, Innocence of Muslims, which denigrates the Prophet Muhammad.
But he denied promoting the video and later faced charges relating to other statements critical of Islam and Christianity which police investigators allegedly found online and on his computer at his home.
[B]Human rights groups have called for Mr Saber's release.[/B]
There has been a proliferation of prosecutions for blasphemy in Egypt in the nearly two years since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown. Many of those targeted are Copts, who make up about 10% of the population.
Although blasphemy has long been a criminal offence, [B]Article 44 of the draft constitution contains a specific article prohibiting insulting prophets.[/B]
Human rights activists have warned that it is inherently contradictory to Articles 43 and 45, which guarantee freedom of belief and freedom of thought and opinion.
[B]"Expect to see many more blasphemy prosecutions in the future now that it's embedded as a crime in the constitution," Heba Morayef[/B], a researcher with Human Rights Watch, told the New York Times.[/QUOTE]
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I can't believe countries are still this far behind the times
Dumb for the article, not you
[QUOTE]Article 44 of the draft constitution contains a specific article prohibiting insulting prophets.
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Does it state what sort of prophets? Can you insult false prophets?
[quote] can appeal against the ruling if he pays $167 (£100) bail[/quote]
He can only appeal if he posts bail? Something about that doesn't make sense.
[QUOTE=mac338;38803123]Does it state what sort of prophets? Can you insult false prophets?[/QUOTE]
If I self-declare myself a prophet, can I just go around talking shit to people without them being able to insult me back?
good on egypt. it's about time we started cracking down on blasphemers and those who devalue the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
[QUOTE=mac338;38803123]Does it state what sort of prophets? Can you insult false prophets?[/QUOTE]
when they say "prophet" i'm pretty sure the protection only applies to christian, jewish, and muslim prophets.
when religious "tolerance"/"blasphemy" laws are based on sharia, they generally apply mainly to the mainstream abrahamic religions.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;38803425]If I self-declare myself a prophet, can I just go around talking shit to people without them being able to insult me back?[/QUOTE]
No, only prophets can do that.
what the fuck
[QUOTE=yawmwen;38803442]when they say "prophet" i'm pretty sure the protection only applies to christian, jewish, and muslim prophets.
when religious "tolerance"/"blasphemy" laws are based on sharia, they generally apply mainly to the mainstream abrahamic religions.[/QUOTE]
what if a prophet insults himself
[i]religious implosion[/i]
Once again, I don't care about the Middle East anymore, let's just stop giving money and support to any of the countries in that area except for like Libya and Tunisia and be fucking done with it. Wash our hands of all this bullshit and let them all burn each other to the ground. The only way innocent people there will be free of all this will be of their own accord anyways.
[QUOTE=Fourm Shark;38809230]I know facepunchers from there.[/QUOTE]
How do they feel about the US intervening in the region?
Guys, you realize who posted this, right?
It's Chernarus, he's just trying to make us think he's no longer a shitposter, but he still is.
Also, something about the article.
He posts propaganda, just by reading it you are playing into his schemes.
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