A Moroccan feminist is going to prison after she posted a selfie wearing a t-shirt that read Allah is a lesbian.A court in Rabat sentenced prominent feminist Ibtissam Betty Lachgar, 50, to two and a half years in prison and $5,000 in fines for blasphemy, according to her attorney, Nama El Guellaf. Related Taliban arrests & beats two queer women in Afghanistan. They might get death by stoning. The presiding judge ruled late Wednesday night that Lachgar was guilty of violating part of Moroccos criminal code that outlaws offending the monarchy or Islam, El Guellaf told the AP.Lachgar doubled down on the t-shirts message in the caption that accompanied her post, writing, InMorocco, I walk around with t-shirts bearing messages against religions, Islam, etc. You tire us with your sanctimoniousness, your accusations. Yes, Islam, like any religious ideology, is FASCIST, PHALLOCRATIC and MISOGYNISTIC. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The courts reaction to Lachgars provocation was swift: just 33 days lapsed between her post on July 31, her arrest on August 10, and her conviction on Wednesday.A psychologist by trade, Lachgar is well known in Morocco for her outspoken feminist activism. She co-founded theAlternative Movement for Individual Freedoms, which campaigns for personal freedoms, including abortion access and same-sex marriage legalization.Over the years, her advocacy for womens rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and freedom of expression has repeatedly put herin conflictwith Moroccan authorities.Shes been arrested and detained several times.At Wednesdays hearing, Lachgar appeared fatigued as she told the judge she had no intention of offending Islam, arguing the T-shirt reflected only a political message.Her attorneys said wearing the T-shirt falls under freedom of expression, a constitutional right in Morocco. They called the charges unconstitutional.Her defense team said they plan to appeal the conviction. Not only is this verdict unjust, but it also threatens the freedom of speech and opinion, Hamid Sikouk of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights said.Lachgar first drew national attention in 2009 when she and fellow activists attempted to stage a public Ramadan picnic tochallenge lawsover breaking fast in public. In 2012, she invited the Dutch groupWomen on Wavesto dock in Morocco to promote safe abortion access, earning a response from the Moroccan Navy. The next year, Lachgar staged a kiss-inoutside Parliament in support of two teenagers arrested for posting a kissing selfie.In 2016, Lachgar wasdetainedfor two days after intervening with a street vendor to stop children from working late at night; sheclaimed she was sexually assaulted by police while in custody. In 2018, she was detained for 24 hours in an attempt to intimidate fellow abortion rights organizers in the country.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.