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Last update - 00:00 24/09/2006
Egypt bans French, German papers for comments on Islam
By Reuters

Egypt has banned editions of two French and German newspapers, Le Figaro and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, because of articles deemed insulting to Islam, the state news agency MENA said on Sunday.

Under a decree issued by Information Minister Anas el-Feki, the two editions will not be able to enter the country, it said.

"They published articles which disparaged Islam and claimed that the Islamic religion was spread by the sword and that the Prophet ... was the prophet of evil," it added.
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The edition of Le Figaro, dated September 19, contains an opinion piece on Islam and the Prophet Mohammad by French philosopher and high school teacher Robert Redeker.

"Merciless warrior, pillager, murderer of Jews and polygamist -- that is how Mohammad portrays himself in the Koran ... Hatred and violence live in the book by which every Muslim is educated, the Koran," Redeker wrote.

The edition of the German newspaper, dated September 16, contains an article by German historian Egon Flaig looking at how the Prophet Mohammad was a successful military leader.

Flaig presents other arguments supporting the view that Islam has had a violent history.

The Egyptian agency said: "The minister of information said that he would not allow any publication that insults the Islamic religion or calls for hatred or contempt of any religion to be distributed inside Egypt."

It did not link the articles to Pope Benedict's speech in Germany on Sept. 12, in which he quoted a Byzantine emperor as making similar remarks about Islam and the Prophet Mohammad.

The Egyptian government rarely bans mainstream European newspapers or magazines.
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  1.   Censorship in a "demockracy" 21:31  |  Akiva Patysh 24/09/06
  2.   Freedom of press...not a britnuke "academic" boycott?? 21:41  |  Alain 24/09/06
  3.   Egypt bans French and German papers 21:41  |  Charles 24/09/06
  4.   Ban on western press 21:50  |  cuban 24/09/06
  5.   ``Egypt will not allow publications of hatred of any religion`` 22:14  |  franck_m 24/09/06
  6.   A brand new opportunity 22:32  |  Isaac Leal 24/09/06
  7.   ban on western speach? 22:57  |  vik 24/09/06
  8.   Egyptian Ministry Prevents Contempt for ANY Religion? 23:01  |  JW 24/09/06
  9.   Belgium 23:09  |  Clara 24/09/06
  10.   Now this reminds me of Apartheid South Africa 23:18  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 24/09/06
  11.   Don`t get offended 23:25  |  Michael Colton 24/09/06
  12.   Christian roots an Greek "logos" (reason). 23:50  |  Candorin Secrett 24/09/06
  13.   Here are the banned articles 23:54  |  Yonatan 24/09/06
  14.   hatred and contempt of religions forbidden in Egypt 00:02  |  krystal 25/09/06
  15.   Not Surprising 00:05  |  Tom Turner 25/09/06
  16.   this is so odd 00:06  |  shimmy 25/09/06
  17.   flaig 00:07  |  shual 25/09/06
  18.   to 1 00:08  |  wally 25/09/06
  19.   Israel should have banned CNN, CBC, BBC... 00:14  |  Stinker 25/09/06
  20.   ARE they going to ban the ARAB media for Jewish blood libels 01:53  |  PETER SM 25/09/06
  21.   Arab "freedom of press" means only criticize Jews 02:07  |  McQueen 25/09/06
  22.   Muslims live in ignorance of their own history 02:09  |  McQueen 25/09/06
  23.   Egypt should have banned Protocols 02:09  |  Paul 25/09/06
  24.   Long live FREE SPEECH 02:35  |  An Australian 25/09/06
  25.   Ah, more of that healthy and active Islamic freedom! 02:43  |  Nik Miller 25/09/06
  26.   Hindu killings 02:46  |  An Australian 25/09/06
  27.   Egypt knows the facts , but wants to focus on nukes 02:50  |  Joseph E . 25/09/06
  28.   Hypocrites 03:48  |  Jon 25/09/06
  29.   Egypt bans French, German papers 04:57  |  X TIME 25/09/06
  30.   "Of ANY religion"? 06:44  |  Efox 25/09/06
  31.   re. Australian regarding Hindu Killings 06:50  |  Efox 25/09/06
  32.   WHERE ARE ALL the hate posters? If this was ISRAEL 06:52  |  PETER SM 25/09/06
  33.   Freedom of Speech in Action 09:10  |  Frank 25/09/06
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