Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris (Photo: Reuters)
The Prosecution Office of Central Cairo decided to refer outspoken billionaire Naguib Sawiris to court for contempt of religion on Monday after he published a contraversial cartoon online.
Islamist lawyer Mamdouh Ismail filed a complaint to the public prosecution office accusing the famously-outspoken Coptic Christian businessman and politician of disrespecting Islam after posting the offending image on his official Twitter account in June 2011. The illustration of Mickey Mouse supporting a beard and Minnie Mouse wearing a niqab caused uproar among conservative Muslims last summer.
The founder of The Free Egyptians Party removed the image shortly after receiving a deluge of complaints and apologised if it was misunderstood assuring his full respect for Islam and Muslims.
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