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Monday November 2, 2009

Coptic Christian Blogger in Egypt Pressured to Convert to Islam in Prison

A Coptic Christian blogger in Egypt entering his second year of prison without charge is being pressured to convert to Islam in exchange for his freedom, his attorneys said.

On Oct. 3, 2008, Hani Nazeer, a 28-year-old high school social worker from Qena, Egypt and author of the blog “Karz El Hob” (“Love Cherries”), was arrested by Egypt’s State Security Investigations (SSI) and sent to Burj Al-Arab prison.

Although police never charged him with any crime, Nazeer has been detained for more than a year under Egypt’s administrative imprisonment law.
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Wednesday January 2, 2008

Egypt:

Male Belly Dancing Makes Comeback in Egypt, Defying Suppression

Male belly dancing, a centuries-old Egyptian tradition, is making a comeback — against the odds, considering its periodic suppression by government and religious officials. The problem for Mesbaah is that his craft has long been associated with homosexuality — a taboo in Egypt.
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Friday January 19, 2007

Egypt • Human Rights • Islam:

Accused Egyptian Blogger Stands Trial

An Egyptian blogger went on trial Thursday on charges of insulting Islam and causing sectarian strife with his Internet writings. Egypt’s first prosecution of a blogger came as Washington has backed away from pressuring its Mideast ally to improve its human rights record and bring democratic reform.
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Thursday March 31, 2005

Egypt:

Egyptian sect leader sentenced for claiming divinity

CAIRO (Reuters) - A Cairo court on Thursday sentenced an Egyptian man to three years and three months in jail for leading an unorthodox sect and claiming divinity.
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Thursday December 9, 2004

Egypt:

‘Conversion’ sparks Copt protest

Hundreds of Egyptian Christians have been protesting at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral in Cairo.
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