The judge asked the killer of former Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat, "Why did you kill Sadat?"
He said to him, "Because he is secular!"
The judge replied: "What does secular mean?"
The killer said: "I don't know!"
In the case of the attempted assassination of the late Egyptian writer, Naguib Mahfouz, the judge asked the man who stabbed Naguib Mahfouz, "Why did you stab him?"
The terrorist said: "Because of his novel - The children of our neighborhood."
The judge asked him: "Have you read this novel?"
The criminal said: "No!"
Another judge asked the terrorist who killed the Egyptian writer 'Faraj Fara': "Why did you murder Faraj Fouda?"
The terrorist replied: "Because he is unfaithful!"
The judge asked him: "How did you know he was unfaithful?"
The terrorist replied: "According to the books he wrote."
The judge said: "In which of his books did you know he is unfaithful?"
The Terrorist: "I haven't read his books!"
Judge: "How?"
The terrorist replied: "I can't read or write!"