Egypt's business mogul Sawiris under fire for Islamic cartoons

Ahram Online
June 28, 2011

https://www.legal-project.org/1488/egypt-business-mogul-sawiris-under-fire-for

Excerpt:

Islamic lawyer Mamdouh Ismael and 14 lawyers submitted a complaint to the general prosecutor's office against Naguib Sawiris after he posted a cartoon of popular cartoon characters Mickey Mouse with an Islamic beard and dressed in a Jilbab and Minnie Mouse wearing a full Muslim veil on twitter. The post was accompanied with the comment: "Mickey and Minnie after"

Ismael said that the images were defamatory and ridiculed the Islamic faith. However, Ismael stressed that he is not going after Sawiris because he is a Copt.

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