The Supreme Islamic Shiite Council filed a criminal complaint on Friday against comedian Shaden Fakih because of a video clip that was widely shared on social media on Wednesday, in which she jested about Islamic and Christian prayer rituals.
Th charges, which were pressed by attorney Prof. Ali Fayez Rahal, came in accordance with provisions of Articles 317, 473 and 474 of the Lebanese Penal Code, which punish the criminal acts of blasphemy in the name of God, denigrating religious rituals and inciting sectarian and racial strife.
It is noteworthy that Dar al-Fatwa had also filed a complaint on Thursday against Fakih for “offending Islam,” “the Prophet Muhammad” and “national unity,” as well as “inciting religious and communal discord.”
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Th charges, which were pressed by attorney Prof. Ali Fayez Rahal, came in accordance with provisions of Articles 317, 473 and 474 of the Lebanese Penal Code, which punish the criminal acts of blasphemy in the name of God, denigrating religious rituals and inciting sectarian and racial strife.
It is noteworthy that Dar al-Fatwa had also filed a complaint on Thursday against Fakih for “offending Islam,” “the Prophet Muhammad” and “national unity,” as well as “inciting religious and communal discord.”
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