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\"\"Jan 5, 2018: The Egyptian parliament has commenced processes to criminalize atheism in the predominantly Muslim north African country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A legislation proposed on the eve of 2017 Christmas was given consideration by the parliament on the eve of New Year\u2019s Day, the USA<\/span> Today website<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Under existing Egyptian laws, it is illegal to insult or defame any religion. Blasphemy arrests carry a conviction of up to five years. The new development if approved means just refusing to believe in Allah (God) could be punishable by law.<\/p>\n

The proposal was championed by head of the parliament\u2019s committee on religion, Amro Hamroush who stated that lack of belief in God was an insult to the Abrahamic religions \u2013 Islam, Christianity and Judaism.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt must be criminalized and categorized as contempt of religion because atheists have no doctrine and try to insult the Abrahamic religions,\u201d Hamroush said on Decemebr 24 when announcing the proposed law.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate that the move has the backing of the country\u2019s highest Islamic religious institution, the Al Azhar. In defense of the law, an Azhar official said it was necessary \u2018to punish those who have been seduced into atheism.\u2019<\/p>\n

Egypt along with Mauritania, Sudan, Nigeria and Somalia were African nations listed in a 2017 report as being places were blasphemy and apostasy laws carry the death penalty.<\/p>\n

Completing the list are: Afghanistan, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.<\/p>\n

But founder and leader of an U.S. based rights group challenges the proposed law. Ani Zonneveld says even Islam in an of itself did not criminalize atheism quoting a Quranic verse to back her position.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis criminalization of atheism contradicts the very essence of the Quran, verse 2:256, \u2018There is no compulsion in faith,\u2018\u201d she further describing the legislation as \u201canti-Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n

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