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Shiite leader sentenced to 5 years in prison for contempt of Islam

By Naim Youssef

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Monday ,03 March 2014

Shiite leader sentenced to 5 years in prison for contempt of Islam
Baha Anwar Mohammed, director of the Fatimid  Egypt Center for Human Rights, denounced  ruling against Egyptian activist Amr Abdullah who was sentenced to five years in prison, after he was accused of contempt of Islamic religion.Baha Anwar Mohammed, director of the Fatimid  Egypt Center for Human Rights, denounced  ruling against Egyptian activist Amr Abdullah who was sentenced to five years in prison, after he was accused of contempt of Islamic religion.
 
Baha said that Amr is such a well-educated young man who was an eye witness on Abul Nomros massacre in which 4 Shiite leaders were killed by the Salafis. Yet, none has been judged.
 
He explained that such accusations aim to terrorize religious minorities in Egypt.