Date of source: Wednesday, September 6, 2000
The Misdemeanors Court of Sayeda Zeinab brought down the
curtains on the case of Shaykh Manal, who
claims to be a prophetess, and her 15 followers. The court
sentenced Manal to five years imprisonment with hard labor, which
is considered to be an extreme penalty
for cases of scorning religions...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 12, 2000
The subsidiary court of Sayida Zainab yesterday started to look at the case of sheikha Manal and her fifteen supporters, all of whom have been arrested on charges of spreading extreme ideas aiming to defame Islam and its principles. The court heard the prosecution present its case for three hours...