Islam al-Behairy
Islam Behery is a Muslim scholar and the host of With Islam on Al-Kahera Wel Nas.
In April 2015, Al-Behairy used his program to call for reforming Islam, a message Al-Azhar University condemned as an insult to Islam. Al Kahera suspended his program indefinitely.[1] He was arrested, charged with insulting Islam, convicted, and sentenced to five years in prison. Al-Behairy appealed the sentence but a court rejected the appeal in October.[2] However, in December, a court reduced his sentence to one year in jail.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Controversial Islam al-Behairy program suspended". Al Masry Al Youm via Egypt Independent. 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Court rejects appeal filed by Islam Al-Behairy against 5-year sentence over blasphemy". El Balad. 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Egypt jails Muslim scholar for insulting Islam". AFP via The Express Tribune. 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Egypt jails Muslim scholar for insulting Islam". Yahoo.com. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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