Prominent Islamic cleric and former deputy minster in the Endowments Ministry Salem Abdel Galil faces a lawsuit accusing him of contempt of religion and threatening national unity after he claimed last Thursday that Christians and Jews follow corrupt religions and are non-believers. The MPs who filed the lawsuit against Abdel Galil are Tharwat Bakheet, Emad Gad, Mohammed Abu Hamed, Ehab Mansour, Reda Nassif, Nadia Henry, John Talaat, and Margaret Azer. It issued a statement to denounce what Abdel Galil said. He added that he apologises for “hurting Christians’ feelings” but would never apologise for his religion. He explained that even if Muslims view non-Muslims as “followers of corrupt religions,” it does not legitimise killing them or stealing their belongings.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 13, 2017 18:00 UTC