Overview

• A Rabat appeals court confirmed the 30-month prison term and an approximately €5,000 fine against the 50-year-old feminist activist, according to reporters in the courtroom.
• The conviction stems from a late-July post showing her wearing a T-shirt reading “Allah is lesbian” alongside text calling Islam fascist, phallocratic and misogynist.
• Prosecutors brought the case under Article 267-5 of the penal code, and the state representative argued for a harsher sentence citing public order and Moroccans’ spiritual tranquility.
• Her lawyers say they will seek to convert the custodial term to an alternative sentence and then file a cassation appeal, citing her health needs.
• Human-rights advocates denounced the ruling as a blow to free expression, noting that the post triggered intense online backlash including threats of violence.