Tutor axed for replacing ‘God’ with ‘Satan’ on exam paper

A Saudi primary school located in the kingdom’s Al Baha governorate terminated a teacher accused of blasphemy and insulting religion.

The man was reported to school officials for replacing the word “God” with “devil” on a set of exam papers before they were distributed to students.

The test papers he gave out were quickly collected from students after the anomaly was noticed and local educational authorities were then notified of the incident.

The man was arrested and the case referred to the country’s public prosecution.

Given that it involves blasphemy - a strictly punishable offence under Saudi law - the defendant now faces further legal trouble.

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• Satan
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