Muslims Need to Take a Pill
By Bernie on 02 Feb 2012
A few months back I wrote that It Will Get Worse in Egypt; now we read that an Egyptian court has sentenced Adel Imam, a well-known Egyptian comedian and film star, to three months in jail for offending Islam 1.
If Adel had only read my article Muslims have no Sense of Humor six years ago he might have chosen a different profession.
Muslims need to take a sense of humor pill:
A tip of the turban 
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Answering Muslims, Egyptian Comedian Adel Imam Sentenced for Offending Islam
American politicians and the American media cheered Egyptian rebels as they toppled the Mubarak regime. In the West, we assume that if you remove a dictator, a flowering of freedom and democracy will follow. Of course, those of us who know about Islam were pointing out that Muslim political parties such as the Muslim Brotherhood would never support genuine freedom and democracy. I suppose another "I told you so" would be redundant.
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Chicago Sun-Times, Egyptian comedian sentenced for offending Islam
One of the Arab world’s best known Egyptian comedians has been sentenced to three months in jail for offending Islam, a judge said Thursday, in the latest such case against a high-profile figure, underlining concerns about freedom of expression in Egypt.
The judge confirmed that Adel Imam, a veteran actor who first starred in a play in 1964, was convicted in absentia of insulting the religion.
The judge said Imam can appeal. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters.
Tarek el-Shinnawi, an entertainment reporter in Egypt, said that Imam was in Egypt recently filming a television series. Egypt’s Actors’ Syndicate said Imam’s whereabouts are unknown. Imam could not be reached for comment.
The state-run Ahram Online English website reported Thursday he was found guilty for “defaming Islam” in a 2007 movie in which he plays a corrupt businessman who tries to buy a university diploma. The film, Morgan Ahmed Morgan, included a scene with bearded Muslim men wearing traditional Islamic robes. Other reports said the court objected to his use of Islamic symbols in the film and others he has appeared in.
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