Egypt grapples with freedom of speech

Started by NewsCaster, Sep 27, 2012, 03:31 AM

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An ultra-conservative Islamist cleric in Egypt faces charges of blasphemy after he allegedly tore up and burned copies of the New Testament at a protest in front of the American Embassy in Cairo. The case is a rare example of the country's often-criticized blasphemy laws being used against someone who allegedly insulted a religion that is not Islam.