Newspaper bans in Egypt

Egypt has banned individual editions of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) and the French Figaro newspaper due to accusations of insulting Islam.  
In the corresponding decree by Egyptian Information Minister Anas al Feki, the newspapers had published articles that denigrated Islam. They claimed that Islam had been spread by the sword and that Mohammed was a preacher of evil. Egyptian officials emphasized that they would no longer tolerate publications that insulted Islam or incited hatred and contempt for any religion. The ban caused a stir because such statements are extremely rare in Egypt.