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An Egyptian lawyer, Samir Sabry, has reportedly filed a complaint over the weekend to Egypt’s public prosecutor and the state security prosecutor against a Ramadan TV series, accusing the scriptwriter of blasphemy, local news outlets reported on Monday. In his complaint, Sabry, known for commonly filing lawsuits against celebrities over the years, claims that the TV series, “Faten Amal Harby” defames Al-Azhar’s clergy by depicting them negatively, the reports added. Al-Azhar is the highest Sunni Muslim institution in the region. Written by journalist and writer Ibrahim Eissa, known for being a…