Court in Egypt Sentences Young Christian for ‘Insulting Islam’
Friday April 6, 2012 Free Speech, Human Rights Violations, Islam, Religious Persecution
In a show of partiality to Muslims who go unprosecuted for like offenses against Christianity, a juvenile court in Egypt sentenced a Coptic Christian teenager to three years in prison for allegedly insulting Islam.
The court claimed that he posted cartoons on his Facebook account in December that mocked the Islamic religion and its prophet, Muhammad.