The head of the Episcopal Church in Egypt and North Africa Mounir Hanna Anees expressed support for Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb’s desicion to sue the Charlie Hebdo magazine for its offensive cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. “Freedom of expression should not be used to harm the feelings of our brothers in humanity. The Muslim Council of Elders, an independent body based in UAE capital Abu Dhabi, held an emergency meeting on Monday, presided by Tayyeb, to discuss suing satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo over offensive cartoon depictions of the Prophet Mohamed. In a statement following the meeting, the Muslim Council of Elders said it would establish an international legal committee to file a lawsuit against the magazine. The meeting also discussed what the statement described as a “recent systematic campaign targeting Islam and its holy Prophet”.

Source: Egypt Independent October 27, 2020 13:52 UTC