Trial begins for Egyptian blogger accused of “insulting Islam”

An update on this story. “Trial begins in ‘insulting Islam’ case,” by Nadia Abou El-Magd for Associated Press: CAIRO, Egypt – An Egyptian blogger went on trial Thursday on charges of insulting Islam and causing sectarian strife with his Internet writings. It was Egypt’s first prosecution of a blogger, and it came as Washington has … Continue reading Trial begins for Egyptian blogger accused of “insulting Islam”