Media News - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Egypt seizes German magazine over Islam portrayal
Egypt ordered the confiscation of a special edition of the German magazine Der Spiegel about Islam on Tuesday that the government says insults the Muslim Prophet Mohammad, Egypt's state news agency MENA said. Information Minister Anas el-Feki said the decision ‘comes in the context of defending Islamic values and standing firmly against those who try to insult the prophet, the Islamic faith, and religions generally,’ MENA reported. It said that Feki had ordered copies of the March 25 special edition confiscated because it contained ‘a number of images and phrases insulting the prophet, peace be upon him.’ MENA said that the edition, whose cover it said bore the headline ‘Allah in the West,’ included paragraphs quoting a ‘German orientalist’ as saying that Islam called for violence and terrorism. MENA said that the magazine had also characterized Islam as a Christian sect. (Reuters)
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