Mauritian student charged with blasphemy over exam paper
Another news outlet, al-Quds al-Araby, reported that the accused is from the Haratin ethnic group, who are the descendants of slaves of sub-Saharan origin.
- • The official announcement of the arrest comes after the country's religious authorities decreed that people found guilty of insulting the Prophet Muhammad should face the death penalty.
- • If found guilty, she could be sentenced to death with no possibility of appeal.