Moroccan police placed prominent feminist and LGBTQ-rights advocate Ibtissame Lachgar in custody on 10 August after she posted a photograph of herself wearing a T-shirt bearing the slogan “Allah is Lesbian” and accompanied it with a message describing Islam as “fascist, phallocratic and misogynistic.” The image, shared on social media on 31 July, provoked a wave of online complaints and threats against the activist, prompting prosecutors in Rabat to open an investigation. The public prosecutor said Lachgar is being investigated under Article 267-5 of the penal code, which outlaws insults to Islam, the monarchy or Morocco’s territorial integrity. The provision carries sentences of six months to two years in prison—rising to up to five years, plus fines of 20,000 to 200,000 dirhams (about US$2,000-20,000), when the alleged offense is made publicly or electronically. She is expected to remain in police custody for 48 hours while investigators decide whether to press formal charges. Lachgar, a psychologist who co-founded the Alternative Movement for Individual Liberties (MALI) in 2007, has long challenged Morocco’s religious and social taboos. Her detention has drawn criticism from local and international rights advocates, who say the case underscores tightening restrictions on free expression in the kingdom. Supporters are urging authorities to drop the investigation, while conservative figures have welcomed the arrest.