The Egyptian judiciary says its word against an artist who "mocked religions"

Today, the Supreme Administrative Court of Egypt upheld the support of the dismissal of an artist who mocked Isra al-Bunni Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace) and Jesus Issa Ibn Maryam, peace be upon him, according to the "Sky News Arabia" website.


In its decision, the court said it supports the dismissal of (SAE), an artist in the Artistic House of Folk and Performing Arts of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, from service.

She added that it was proven that the artist in question ridiculed the Isra of the Prophet Muhammad, and despised the Islamic religion, as well as offended the Prophet's wives in a play he wrote and insulted the Prophet of God Jesus and his mother, Maryam Bint Imran, and published it on his Facebook page.

The Egyptian Administrative Court considered that dismissal from the profession is a fair penalty, “to serve as a lesson to those who beg themselves to commit contempt of religions, regardless of their position.”

She added: "Those who scorn religion do not have the right to take refuge in freedom of belief or freedom of expression under the misleading guise of religion to incite sedition."


In 2017, the artist in question published a play he wrote on his Facebook page, which included words and phrases that the court considered contempt for Islam, in addition to ridicule and incitement to sectarian strife and abuse of the Prophet's wives.

The artist said in his defense that the constitution guarantees the right of expression, freedom of expression and freedom of creativity

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