Adel Imam sentenced to jail for insulting Islam
An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent Egyptian comedian actor Adel Imam to a three month jail sentence and a fine of one thousand Egyptian pounds for insulting the Islamic religion in his works and making a mockery out of the traditional Muslim dress for women and beard for men.
A lawsuit was filed by Isran Mansour who claimed that Adel made a mockery out of the Muslim religion in a number of his plays and films. Isran said that Adel intentionally made fun of the religion in his popular play “Al Zaeem” (the Leader) and the film “Murjan Ahmad Murjan” along with other films. He added that the actor ridiculed the teachings and beliefs of Islam in order to make people laugh.
It is noted that Adel was not present at the hearing in which the judge made his ruling.
On a different note, Adel is currently filming the final scenes of his first television drama “Firqit Naji Attalah” and is scheduled to be finished in March.
The drama stars Adel, Anushka, Ahmad Al Saedani, Ahmad Abd Al Warith, and Amro Ramzi. The script is written by Yousif Maati and direction is by Adel’s son Rami Imam.
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You are the best ya Za3eem, speak-up more and more. Let our beloved Egypt be free of all ignorants and send them back to the stone age where they belong. Egypt needs to go forward not falling behind. God bless you and your supporters. 99.9 % of the Egyptians behind you!
People love Adel, Because he stands for the truth
Can't believe how nasty the middle east is getting day by day! It became a big jail for educated people, who they want to express their feelings towards any subject. Adel Imam, spent more than 45 years entertaining people, we laughed at all his plays more than anything else. Religious people are taking their countries down to hell, they are the worst people on earth, failures big time and have nothing to do but to kill, fight and worship evil. Praying for "al Za3eem" God loves you. We love you, you are the BEST <3
I disagree with the ruling. He did not make fun of religion at all. Simply showing the ridiculous attire that some so called religious muslims wear is enough to make normal people laugh. Also the fact that I did not use the capital M in muslim might get me in trouble and that is utterly ridiculous.
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