Back in mid-January, Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian Christian, posted pictures of Mickey Mouse with a beard and Minnnie Mouse with a face veil, which led to his being charged with contempt of Islam.
A court in Cairo recently dismissed this charge, though Sawiris still faces two similar charges because of the same images.
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Egyptian Christian charged with contempt of Islam because of a tweet
Naguib Sawiris, a Coptic Christian in Egypt, has been charged with contempt of Islam for tweeting a cartoon some Muslims find offensive. What was so offensive about the cartoon? It showed Mickey Mouse with a beard and Minnie Mouse with a face veil.
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