Egyptian Court Sentences 17-Year Old For Insults To Islam On Facebook

Reuters reports that an Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 17-year old Gamal Abdou Massoud, a Coptic Christian, to the maximum 3-year penalty for publishing cartoons on Facebook that insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Massoud also distributed some of the cartoons to friends in the city of Assiut. The cartoons, posted in December, led to Muslim attacks on Christian homes.