Egypt: Christian teenagers face blasphemy charges for ‘insulting Islam’
By Carey Lodge, Christian Today:
Three Coptic Christian teenagers are to face trial this week on charges of insulting Islam, according to the Associated Press.
The three, who are still in high school and believed to be between 15 and 16 years of age, were filmed by their teacher pretending to pray while reciting verses from the Qur’an in February last year. The students are shown laughing, and one appears to pretend to slit the throat of another; apparently mocking ISIS-style beheadings.
Lawyer Maher Naquib told AP that the teenagers were forced to hide in their homes “to avoid insults, beating and harassment” when the video was found.
“This is all because of random and spontaneous action by some youngsters inside a bedroom and for only few seconds,” he said.
Hundreds of Muslims attacked Coptic homes and businesses in the village where the students live. Eyewitnesses said more than 15 Christian-owned shops were damaged.
Read also: ISIS terrorists behead 14-year-old boy for ‘missing Friday prayers’ and force parents to watch, Daily Mirror
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