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Egypt charges 8 people.........?

My question is what the **** are they going to do, they got charged with slandering Muhammad, one, they are US citizens, 2, they are in the US, three the US protects the right to free speech. what the hell does Egypt think they are going to do?

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  • 9 years ago
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    Well It's not surprising to see that poor knowledge about laws since you're only 16 years old most probably...

    Anyway even if the US guarantees the right for free speech, the film producers can be sued here... And this means that if there was a sentence against them, and they came to Egyptian soul (which of course they won't), they will be arrested.

    It's mostly a symbolic procedure of the dissaproval of the Egyptians, but since some of the people involved are of Egyptian origins, they could be held in custody if they visited Egypt, or bargained for with the American government according to the international treaties between both sides.

  • Rania
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    9 years ago

    Charges 8 people? I don't know what the hell is that. But anyway, Morris Sadeq, is a Coptic Christian. He's the one who made the movie. He is hated by Christians in here, maybe even more than Muslims, because he insulted Pope Shenouda who is the most respected among all Egyptians and not only Christians. So I don't really get what's that. Egypt didn't charge anyone.

    They are free to speak whatever they want (Although, I believe in politeness in expressing beliefs and feelings...The world's reaction won't be the same if a movie came out denying the holocaust) And Egyptians are free to hate whoever they want.

    It's not like you go and tell your friend you're a *insert insult* and he'll be like "Ok, thanks" because you're free to say whatever you want.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    This group tried to trigger a sectarian civil war in Alexandria, Egypt with a lie. Tell me why he keeps saying that his money came from Alexandria's copts. As if the US doesn't have enough evangelicals to donate 50k to attack Muslims! Obviously a complicated framing plot just to drag Egypt to a civil war like Lebanon. I totally don't believe a penny came from Egypt at all. US evangelicals funded this movie and they are afraid of liability law suits which will bankrupt them. Egypt needs to go after the fundamentalist evangelicals hate groups whom funded this lie, movie and bankrupt them. These people only care about money and their mega churches are actually just made to suck money from poorly educated Americans.

    US laws means nothing inside Egypt. Egyptian courts can do whatever they want. You guys keep siding with your christian paramilitary militias and your insane fundamentalist evangelicals until they destroy you completely. These people will turn on you after they get bored of the Middle east.

    Also isn't wikileaks also freedom of speech? Hypocrites! What about Ward Churchill who was fired just because of an essay? Isn't this freedom of speech? Hypocrites! US fire, slander and prosecute university professors just because of what they write! Just their opinon! Google Ward Churchill

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