Ahmed Mahmoud, popularly known as Abu Islam, was found guilty of violating an Egyptian law against public displays of contempt for religion. His conviction is the first for a Muslim charged with offending against Christianity.

Abu Islam, a militant Salafist, had burned Bible outside the US embassy in September 2012, to protest the burning of a Qu’ran by the American Evangelical preacher Terry Jones. He was originally sentenced to an 11-year prison term for the offense, but that sentence was reduced to a 5-year term. The court also ordered him to pay a fine of about $1,000.


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