Egypt: graphic novel author and publisher fined

24 Nov 2009

Author Magdi El Shafai and his publisher Mohamed El Sahrqawi were fined 5,000 Egyptian pounds for the publication of graphic novel Metro. The court ruling, on 21 November, deemed the two men guilty of “making and publishing something that was regarded immoral to the public”. The court ruling also ordered that all copies of the novel be confiscated.

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