In June 2011 El Naschie sued the journal Nature for libel, claiming that his reputation had been damaged by their November 2008 article about his retirement, which included statements that Nature had been unable to verify his claimed affiliations with certain international institutions.
2011年6月El Naschie起诉《自然》诽谤，主张声誉因后者2008年11月关于其卸任的文章而受损，当中包括陈述指《自然》未能验证他所声称的与某些国际机构的联系。