Fatma Naout
Writer Fatima Naoot to file fresh appeal against ‘contempt of religion’ sentence
Egypt
March 31, 2016
Writer Fatima Naoot to file fresh appeal against ‘contempt of religion’ sentence
The lawyer of Egyptian writer Fatima Naoot, who faces a three-year prison sentence for contempt of religion, has vowed to…
Writer’s jail sentence over blasphemy draws intelligentsia criticisms
Egypt
January 27, 2016
Writer’s jail sentence over blasphemy draws intelligentsia criticisms
Media and intellectual figures have voiced discontent with a three-year sentence handed down on journalist Fatema Naout on Tuesday over…
Columnist Fatema Naout gets 3 years in jail for blasphemy
Egypt
January 26, 2016
Columnist Fatema Naout gets 3 years in jail for blasphemy
A Cairo misdemeanor court sentenced columnist Fatema Naout to three years in jail and a LE20,000 fine over charges of…
Salafis condemn columnist who said Muslims acquire faith coincidently
Egypt
September 21, 2015
Salafis condemn columnist who said Muslims acquire faith coincidently
The Salafi Call has lambasted a columnist who said people, including Muslims, acquire their faith by coincidence. Adel Nasr, spokesperson for…
Trial of Journalist Fatma Naout over blasphemy adjourned to 25 February
Egypt
January 28, 2015
Trial of Journalist Fatma Naout over blasphemy adjourned to 25 February
The trial of Writer Fatma Naout over contempt of religion was adjourned until 25 February. “I’m fine and victorious; either acquitted…