Egyptian police arrested four students on Saturday for investigations after the release of a Youtube video that included mockery of Christian hymns and prayers. The four young men, which included a student from Al-Azhar University, posted a video on YouTube on January 31 mocking Christian religion rituals, according to an official statement by the Egyptian Interior Ministry. Security forces were later able to identify the location of the four individuals and arrest them in the area of Abu Hammad Governorate of Eastern Province. The students confessed to filming the video for comical reasons, and that they had no intention to insult the Christian religion. The idea of the video was by one of the students, ‘Mustafa H.F.’, who got inspired by a satirical page on Facebook that posted comical comments on political, economic and religious issues. Al-Azhar University officials decided to transfer Al Azhar student “Mustafa H.F.” to a disciplinary board to take necessary action. According to the Ministry of Interior, there will be necessary legal actions taken regarding the incident, and that the four young men confirmed the removal of the video after sensing the escalation of the situation, and posted…
Four Egyptian Students Mocking Christian Religious Rituals Arrested
February 9, 2019
