How a Spontaneous Joke Became an Egyptian State Security Case

By Raymond Ibrahim – Coptic Solidarity – Six young Coptic Christians—aged 17 to 23—have now spent more than two weeks behind bars in Egypt for reenacting a scene from a comedy film. Their alleged offense: insulting Islam. The young men used audio from a popular Egyptian comedy, approved by the nation’s own authorities, to act […] The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.copticsolidarity.org/2026/10/26/how-a-spontaneous-joke-became-an-egyptian-state-security-case/"

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