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Monday, January 9, 2012 |
Egypt:Coptic businessman on trial over cartoon: bearded Mickey Mouse and veiled Minnie Mouse |
Coptic businessman on trial over cartoon The Central Cairo Prosecution has referred Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiris In June, Sawiris posted a picture depicting Mickey Mouse wearing a beard and Sawiris later apologized for posting the cartoon, however, his apology did Salafi groups also launched a one-month campaign to boycott companies that On 25 June, Mamdouh Ismail, the lawyer for Jama'a al-Islamiya, and 14 other According to the paper, Ismail said Sawiris has openly said he rejects Ismail added that Sawiris previously expressed his rejection of the veil, Other Islamist movements also criticized Sawiris after he posted the In July, Mohamed Morsy, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and In August, meanwhile, Sawiris accused Islamists of "hijacking the 25 January |
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