Egypt court dismisses case against popular TV satirist Bassem Youssef

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Source: Haaretz

Court says Islamist lawyer who accused Youssef of 'ridiculing President Mohammed Morsi, and violating the principles of the society' lacks direct interest in case.

A Cairo court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to have popular Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's TV show banned and the private satellite channel broadcasting it taken off the air.

The Administrative court said the plaintiff did not have standing to file the lawsuit because he lacked a direct interest in the case.

An Islamist lawyer accused Youssef of "ridiculing President Mohammed Morsi, and violating the principles of the society" in his weekly satirical show Al-Bernameg (The Program), which airs on broadcaster CBC.

Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/egypt-court-dismisses-case-against-popular-tv-satirist-bassem-youssef-1.513801

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I guess they realized how much the arrest was cause for embarrassment.

[longship]

1. And blasphemy laws are evil, too.

How can religions which claim truth over things be afraid of criticism?

This is how religions have always acted. They cannot take criticism, let alone satire. This is how people act when they think they have truth from god. And they have the hubris to label atheists as strident, militant, etc.

At least somebody in Egypt realizes that these shenanigans aren't serving anybody, and least of all religion.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. Can you imagine his show when he talks about the case?

[iandhr]

3. I can't wait to hear Jon Stewart.

He did a segment on the arrest.