Amnesty International has criticised her trial, saying the post was 'to make fun of the Covid-19 situation'. FMTNews EmnaChakri Covid Quran Parody
TUNIS: A young Tunisian woman was sentenced to six months in jail by a Tunis court on Tuesday over a parody posted on Facebook linking the Quran and Covid-19.
Emna Charki, 27, was found guilty of offending religion and “incitement to hatred” in a May 4 satirical post entitled “the Corona Surah”, mimicking the Quran in reference to the illness. “There’s no difference between kings and slaves, follow science and ignore traditions,” a passage reads.Amnesty International has criticised her trial, saying the post was “a humorous text that imitates the verses of Quran to make fun of the Covid-19 situation”.
It was “void of any incitement to hatred or violence,” Amnesty said. The post was “intended to be funny and it even includes a call for staying home and washing hands”.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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