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  • Friday ,10 May 2013
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Luxor prosecutor orders Christian teacher accused of contempt of Islam detained

By-Abu Ezz Tawfik

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Friday ,10 May 2013

Luxor prosecutor orders Christian teacher accused of contempt of Islam detained
Luxor prosecutor has ordered that Demiana Obeid Abdel Nour, 23 years old, Coptic Christian teacher, remains in custody till the end of investigation on charges of contempt of Islam and preaching Christianity in class.
 
Parents of three students have accused her of insulting the Prophet of Islam and praising the late Pope Shenouda III as a way to preach Christianity to her students.
 
It's worth mentioning that she denied all accusations, and many Muslim students denied them as well.