Long famous for her politically-charged poetry, Naoot was sentenced to three years in prison in 2016 for defaming Islam in a Facebook post critical of the Eid al-Adha tradition of slaughtering animals. Her sentence was later suspended in November 2016.
Fatima Naoot
Is case active: Yes
Designation:Journalist, Literary writer, Poet, Translator
Country:Egypt
Region:Middle East and North Africa
Gender:Female
Status:Convicted