Egyptian Christians file complaint over "insulting" novel
Coptic organisations have filed a complaint against author Youssef Ziedan over his novel Azazeel, which tells the story of religious turbulence of fifth-century Egypt
An Egyptian author who last year won the Arabic equivalent of the Man Booker prize could be facing a five-year jail term after he was accused of insulting Christianity in his prize-winning novel.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Monday, 10 May, 2010
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