An Egyptian Islamist has tried to set his colleague on fire after she programmed a pro-army ringtone in her mobile phone.

Gulf News reported a 23-year-old woman accused her workmate at an Alexandria pharmaceutical company of insulting her before throwing petrol at her.

The suspect, a follower of the Muslim Brotherhood to which the ousted president Mohammad Mursi belongs, reportedly got angry when the woman's phone used a song praising the army which deposed Mursi as her ringtone.

The song May God Reward the Hands has become widely popular in Egypt since Mursi was deposed on July 3 following massive street protests against his one-year-old rule.

The tune has also reportedly triggered fights between the army’s opponents and backers in several areas of Egypt.

Read more at Gulf News.