It’s a tough time for writers and artists in Egypt.
Novelist Ahmed Naji
was sentenced to two years in prison for being “sexually explicit” in his novel,
"Using Life."
He discussed
genitals and sexual intercourse. The horror!
A lower court had
acquitted the writer in December.
Tarek El-Taher, editor
of the state-run magazine that published the excerpt of Naji's novel last year,
was fined $1,250.
Saturday's verdict
is the fourth against an Egyptian writer or artist in the recent months.
Film producer Rana
El-Sobky was sentenced to a year in prison for "violating public
modesty" in a film released in theaters.
Poet Fatma Naoot was
sentenced to three years in prison for contempt of religion for a post she
wrote on Facebook.
TV presenter Islam
El-Beheiry is serving a yearlong prison sentence after he was found guilty of
contempt of religion for questioning traditional interpretations of Islamic
teachings.
Five years after the Egyptian revolution, police brutality persists.
Tut, tut, Egypt. 
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