English translation
Anyone who disseminates, by one of the public means specified in Article 101, opinions involving ridicule, contempt or belittlement of a religion or religious denomination, whether by attacking its beliefs, observances, rituals or teachings, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding and seventy-five dinars, or either of these two penalties. Article 112 (1) There shall be no crime if research into a religion or religious denomination is disseminated in a lecture, article or scholarly book in a calm, balanced manner free of provocative expressions, and the researcher's good faith is established by his orientation toward purely scholarly criticism.
Arabic original
كل من اذاع، بإحدى الطرق العلنية المبينة في المادة ۱۰۱، آراء تتضمن سخرية أو تحقيرا
أو تصغيرا لدين أو مذهب ديني، سواء كان ذلك بالطعن في عقائده أو في شعائره
أو في طقوسه أو في تعاليمه، يعاقب بالحبس مدة لا تجاوز سنة واحدة وبغرامة لا
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