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Egyptian poet goes on trial accused of contempt of Islam

2015/01/28 18:10:32 @Reuters: World News

CAIRO (Reuters) - A prominent Egyptian poet could face up to three years in jail over a Facebook post in which she criticized the slaug hter of animals at a Muslim festival, a case which rights activists say shows how the government is muzzling free speech.
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