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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2001|2001]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Religious|Religious]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Personal Opinion|Personal Opinion]]==== | |||
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'''Artist:''' Manal Manea, an Egyptian female preacher | |||
'''Artist:''' Manal Manea, | |||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Government of Egypt; Egyptian Islamists | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Government of Egypt; Egyptian Islamists | ||
'''Date of Action:''' 2001 | |||
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'''Location:''' Egypt | '''Location:''' Egypt | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Manal Manea preached openly about her anti-Islam views. She spoke of the fact that she did not believe in Islam, preached atheism and promoted secular thought. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' Manal Manea preached openly about her anti-Islam views. She spoke of the fact that she did not believe in Islam, preached atheism and promoted secular thought. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' Manal Manea’s anti-Islam beliefs came under scrutiny by the Egyptian government and courts who accused the female preacher of atheism and blasphemy against Islam. <P> | '''The Incident:''' Manal Manea’s anti-Islam beliefs came under scrutiny by the Egyptian government and courts who accused the female preacher of atheism and blasphemy against Islam. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' In 2001, Manal Manea was sentenced to three years in prison for promoting atheism and blasphemy against Islam. Manea was not the only anti-Islamist censored in Egypt for his/her beliefs. The writer Salaheddin Mohsen was also sentenced to three years in prison for writings that were deemed offensive to Islam and promoted atheism in 2001. <P> | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' In 2001, Manal Manea was sentenced to three years in prison for promoting atheism and blasphemy against Islam. Manea was not the only anti-Islamist censored in Egypt for his/her beliefs | |||
'''Source:''' Democracy Frontline at: http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?p=1597 | '''Source:''' Democracy Frontline at: http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?p=1597 | ||
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Revision as of 22:28, 21 December 2011
Date: 2001
Region: Africa
Subject: Religious
Medium: Personal Opinion
Artist: Manal Manea, an Egyptian female preacher
Confronting Bodies: Government of Egypt; Egyptian Islamists
Date of Action: 2001
Location: Egypt
Description of Artwork: Manal Manea preached openly about her anti-Islam views. She spoke of the fact that she did not believe in Islam, preached atheism and promoted secular thought.
The Incident: Manal Manea’s anti-Islam beliefs came under scrutiny by the Egyptian government and courts who accused the female preacher of atheism and blasphemy against Islam.
Results of Incident: In 2001, Manal Manea was sentenced to three years in prison for promoting atheism and blasphemy against Islam. Manea was not the only anti-Islamist censored in Egypt for his/her beliefs. The writer Salaheddin Mohsen was also sentenced to three years in prison for writings that were deemed offensive to Islam and promoted atheism in 2001.
Source: Democracy Frontline at: http://democracyfrontline.org/blog/?p=1597
