{"id":9277,"date":"2021-04-22T15:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T15:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=9277"},"modified":"2021-04-22T15:07:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T15:07:22","slug":"algerian-academic-gets-3-years-in-jail-for-offending-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/04\/22\/algerian-academic-gets-3-years-in-jail-for-offending-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Algerian academic gets 3 years in jail for ‘offending Islam’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A renowned Algerian scholar on Islam, Said Djabelkhir, was handed a three-year prison sentence on Thursday for \u201coffending Islam\u201d, but pledged to appeal and keep fighting for \u201cfreedom\u201d of thought.<\/p>\n

Djabelkhir, 53, who has called for \u201creflection\u201d on Islam’s founding texts, was put on trial after seven lawyers and a fellow academic made complaints against him.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to\u00a0AFP<\/em>\u00a0after 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fight for freedom of conscience is non-negotiable,\u201d the academic, a specialist on Sufi Islam, said. \u201cIt is a fight which must continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

A little earlier, Djabelkhir’s lawyer Moumen Chadi, who also expressed shock over the ruling, said his client had \u201cbeen sentenced to three years in prison … [for] offending the precepts of Islam.\u201d \u201cThere is no proof,\u201d the lawyer said, describing the case as baseless.<\/p>\n

The offence he was convicted of can be punished by up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n

The scholar, author of two well-known works, was criticised for writing that the sacrifice of sheep predates Islam and for criticising practices including the marriage of pre-pubescent girls in some Muslim societies.<\/p>\n

Algerian law stipulates a three to five-year prison term and\/or a fine for \u201canyone who offends the Prophet (PBUH) or denigrates the dogmatic precepts of Islam, whether it be by writings, drawings, a statement or another means\u201d.<\/p>\n

During his trial in April, Djabelkhir defended himself against accusations that he had \u201charmed Islam\u201d, the religion of the Algerian state, arguing he had only provided \u201cacademic reflections\u201d.<\/p>\n

He has said that he was targeted by accusers who \u201chave no expertise on religious matters\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with\u00a0AFP<\/em>, he said that \u201ca very great effort of new reflection on the founding texts of Islam is necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

This was \u201cbecause the traditional readings no longer meet the expectations, needs and questions of modern man\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Salafists want to impose on Muslims their reading of texts as being the absolute truth,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is this that I do not cease to contest in my writings,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

His lawyers argued before the court that the complaint against him was inadmissible because it came from individuals and not from the public prosecutor.<\/p>\n

They also warned against the trial becoming a launchpad for courts becoming an arena for \u201creligious debates\u201d.<\/p>\n

Djabelkhir has received the backing of many academic colleagues and Algerian politicians since the accusations against him surfaced.<\/p>\n

Opponents, however, accuse him of disrespecting the Holy Quran and the five pillars of Islam, including the annual Haj pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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