Fatima Naoot Case
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 26.104579336378865
Longitude: 29.274101257324222
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Egypt
- Decision Date
- Jan 15, 2016
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Blasphemy
- Freedom of Expression
- Religion
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Court Name
- Al-Khalifa and Al-Moqattam Misdemeanor Court
- Case Number
- 11557/2014
- Case Summary
Naoot, a writer, was convicted in her absence and sentenced to imprisonment and a fine for denigrating Islam. Naoot, in a Facebook post, described the Islamic ritual of sacrificing sheep during Eid al-Adha as a “massacre”.
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Related Law
- Source URL
- Fehres
- Notes
In the appeal court decision dated November 24, 2016, the court sentenced Fatima Naoot to six months in jail, with suspension.
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- Aug 9, 2024
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