Countries:
Egypt
Topics:
Freedom of Speech, Religion

“During a religious celebration commemorating the eve Quran descended from heaven, Mohamed Sayid Tantawi, sheikh of Azhar mosque preached a crowd of state officials including President Mubarak, finding religious grounds for whipping rumor spreaders 80 times,” writes Egyptian blogger Nora Younis.

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