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23 April 2021 An Algerian Muslim scholar was given a three-year prison sentence by a court in Algiers on 22 April after being convicted of “offending Islam”. Said Djabelkhir, an expert on Sufi Islam who has called for “reflection” on the religion’s founding texts and has written two books on the subject, said he would continue fighting for “freedom of conscience”. Said Djabelkhir, a Muslim scholar, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at the Sidi M’hamed court in Algiers for “offending Islam” Complaints were made against Djabelkhir by an academic colleague and seven lawyers in relation to three Facebook posts in which he was allegedly disrespectful towards Islam. ....
Algerian scholar handed 3-year jail term for offending Islam Algerian scholar on Islam Said Djabelkhir says he ll appeal the 3-year jail sentence and keep fighting for freedom of reasoned thought. Said Djabelkhir, an academic who analyses Sufi Islam and is widely followed for his social media posts, left an Algiers courtroom Thursday saying he was a professor and not an iman and would continue his fight for reasoned thought. He had just been sentenced to three years jail on bail and subject to appeal on a lawsuit based on Algerian law against anyone who offends the Prophet or denigrates the dogmatic precepts of Islam. ....
A renowned Algerian scholar on Islam, Said Djabelkhir, was handed a three-year prison sentence on Thursday for “offending Islam” in three Facebook posts, but pledged to appeal and keep fighting for “freedom” of thought. Djabelkhir, 53, who has called for “reflection” on Islam’s founding texts, was put on trial after seven lawyers and a fellow academic made complaints against him. Speaking to the AFP news agency after the verdict, Djabelkhir, who was released on bail, said he was surprised by the severity of the sentence and that he would appeal to the Court of Cassation if necessary. “We have the misfortune to be doing research in Algeria,” said the academic, a specialist on Sufi Islam. ....