prison for appearing in a video of an alleged gay wedding and posting
it online.
"The video clip promotes debauchery and ruins traditional moral
standards," said the court in its ruling, describing the video posted
in August on YouTube and social media websites as "an invitation to
immorality."
The clip shows two men on a boat in the River Nile in Cairo hugging
and kissing after exchanging rings amid celebratory friends and it
also shows a cake with a picture of the two men.
Homosexuality is a taboo in Egypt and most Muslim countries that
consider it contrary to religion and morality.
The video was met by outrage among a lot of Egyptians. While
supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi argued it showed
degrading morals after his overthrow, today's ruling may be a sign
that the new leadership of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi could be as
conservative when it comes to moral issues and social standards.
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