MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

A non-Muslim is convicted for ridiculing a Muslim “holy” book that itself openly ridicules every other non-Muslim holy book on the face of the planet that disagrees with it. One would be inclined to conclude that the hypocrisy of Islamic jurisprudence knows no limits but, then again, we’re talking about a court system that is largely influenced by the Qur’an itself, a book that calls Christians “infidels who blaspheme” and the “firewood of hell” while Muslims are “the best of peoples evolved for mankind” …

By Associated Press – “ASSIUT, Egypt — An Egyptian court has convicted a Coptic Christian lawyer in the southern province of Assiut on charges of blasphemy and sentenced him to one year in prison with hard labor.

The verdict against Roman Murad Saad was handed down on Saturday. It’s the latest in a surge of blasphemy cases following Egypt’s 2011 uprising.

Saad was sentenced in absentia. If he’s arrested or surrenders to authorities, he will be given a retrial and will have to pay 10,000 Egyptians pounds (around $1,400) in fines.

Court officials say Saad was found guilty of ridiculing Islam’s holy book, the Quran, at a lawyers’ union library. No further details were immediately available in the case.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to media.” Source – The Washington Times.

Flashback: Egyptian Court Sentences 8 Christians To Death For Hurting Muslim Sensitivities – “An Egyptian court convicted in absentia Wednesday seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor, sentencing them to death on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that had sparked riots in parts of the Muslim world.” Read more.

Flashback: Egyptian Court Sends Christian To Prison For ‘Insulting’ Islam’s Prophet – “An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced a Christian teacher to six years in prison after convicting him of blasphemy and defamation of President Mohamed Morsy and a plaintiff lawyer.” Read more.

Flashback: ‘Faulty And Unfair’: Egyptian Court Gives 12 Christians Life Sentences As It Acquits 8 Muslims Of Wrongdoing – “An Egyptian court sentenced 12 Christians to life in prison and acquitted eight Muslims on Monday in a case set off by religious tensions in the country’s south.” Read more.

Flashback: In the New Egypt, It’s ‘Punish the Victim and Crush the Innocent’ – “Over the past two weeks, a new and ugly campaign has been waged against Copts. At least eight Coptic families have been evicted from their homes in the al-Nahda village, Amereyah, near Alexandria, following unconfirmed accusations against a Copt of having an affair with a Muslim woman. Even though the accused quickly surrendered himself to the police for investigation, some 5000 village people, incited by Salafists and other Islamist groups, went on a violent rampage, collectively punishing the few Coptic families that live in the area, burning and ransacking their houses and their property.” Read more.