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Main article: Blasphemy law in Egypt

Insulting Islam and the prophet is a crime that may be punished by the death penalty. For instance, seven Egyptian Christians were sentenced to death today for their role in the anti-Mohammad movie.

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Famous quotes containing the word egypt:

    “The LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Deuteronomy 26:8.

    “Hieratic, slim and fair,
    the tracery written here,
    proclaims what’s left unsaid
    in Egypt of her dead.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)