Egyptian sentenced to 3 years for insulting Islam in his Facebook postings

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/egyptian-sentenced-to-3-years-for-insulting-islam-in-his-facebook-postings/2011/10/22/gIQAKILU6L_story.html

By Associated Press, Published: October 22

CAIRO — Egypt’s state media says a Cairo court has sentenced a man to three years in prison for postings on Facebook deemed to be inciting sectarianism and in contempt of Islam.

The MENA state news agency said Saturday a the misdemeanor court found Ayman Mansour had intentionally mocked Islam and used “outrageous and scurrilous” language in describing the religion’s holy book, the Quran, and its prophet and believers.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. This is f ridiculous. And I'm expected to respect Islam, when all I hear about it is trash? nt

[NNN0LHI]

2. Living under the rule of a military junta isn't what it is all cracked up to be

[Sarah Ibarruri]

9. It sure isn't. nt

[riderinthestorm]

3. Obviously Egypt hasn't changed much post-revolution. "Blasphemy laws" are a way to punish

minorities usually. I suspect this guy is a Shia, Sufi or Coptic Christian.

Disgusting and despicable. Egypt better get it's act together, it's not making a good post-revolutionary impression....

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[Deus_Eternidad]

5. Are you sure about the pedophile thing?

[Odin2005]

6. Muhammad married an 8yo girl.

:puke:

[Deus_Eternidad]

8. Ok, but a pedophile

is ONLY sexually attracted to children,... exclusively. Was that the case with him? Did he have adult concumbines and wifes?

May be just a technical point.

[white_wolf]

11. Yes, he did. In fact his first wife, the one he was said to have loved the most was older than him.

He actually did not marry anyone else while she was alive. I think she was about 20 years his senior.

[white_wolf]

10. Self-delete. This post could be taken the wrong way.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. look. All I said was, "that piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah"!