Comments on: Egypt: Blogger Sentence Upheld http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:21:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Part One: Inside the school of the Egyptian blogosphere at Global Voices Advocacy http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-2/#comment-1193727 Part One: Inside the school of the Egyptian blogosphere at Global Voices Advocacy Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:38:14 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-1193727 [...] blog. Furthermore, on the March 12, Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad, head of the Alexandria Appeal Court, upheld Kareem’s four-year prison sentence and prepared to launch a lawsuit to block 21 blogs and websites for “defaming Egypt’s image and [...] [...] blog. Furthermore, on the March 12, Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad, head of the Alexandria Appeal Court, upheld Kareem’s four-year prison sentence and prepared to launch a lawsuit to block 21 blogs and websites for “defaming Egypt’s image and [...]

]]> By: Inside the school of the Egyptian blogosphere at [fikra] فكرة http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-1162199 Inside the school of the Egyptian blogosphere at [fikra] فكرة Thu, 24 May 2007 10:14:51 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-1162199 [...] Last month, on February 22, the Egyptian court sentenced the 22-year-old blogger Abdel Kareem Soliman (aka Kareem Amer) to four years in prison for insulting Islam and president Hosni Mubarak on his personal blog. Furthermore, on the March 12, Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad, head of the Alexandria Appeal Court, upheld Kareem’s four-year prison sentence and prepared to launch a lawsuit to block 21 blogs and websites for “defaming Egypt’s image and insulting the president.” Hossam el-Hamalawy republished on his blog the following message from blogger Amr Gharbeia: The list, 21-websites-long, includes the blogs and sites that took part in the discussion around the book the Judge has written, and the wide plagiarism evident in the book copying HRInfo’s report on Internet Freedoms in the Arab World, and a how-to-blog guide written by blogger Bent Masreya. Of the 21 blogs and website, I was able so far to confirm Kifaya’s and HRInfo’s websites, in addition to the blogs of Bent Masreya, Yehia Megahed, and my own. [...] [...] Last month, on February 22, the Egyptian court sentenced the 22-year-old blogger Abdel Kareem Soliman (aka Kareem Amer) to four years in prison for insulting Islam and president Hosni Mubarak on his personal blog. Furthermore, on the March 12, Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad, head of the Alexandria Appeal Court, upheld Kareem’s four-year prison sentence and prepared to launch a lawsuit to block 21 blogs and websites for “defaming Egypt’s image and insulting the president.” Hossam el-Hamalawy republished on his blog the following message from blogger Amr Gharbeia: The list, 21-websites-long, includes the blogs and sites that took part in the discussion around the book the Judge has written, and the wide plagiarism evident in the book copying HRInfo’s report on Internet Freedoms in the Arab World, and a how-to-blog guide written by blogger Bent Masreya. Of the 21 blogs and website, I was able so far to confirm Kifaya’s and HRInfo’s websites, in addition to the blogs of Bent Masreya, Yehia Megahed, and my own. [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Egypt: In Defence of Kareem http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-936033 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Egypt: In Defence of Kareem Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:48:02 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-936033 [...] Writing for The Arabist, Issandr El Amrani links to an article written by a Muslim Brotherhood author in defence of jailed Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman, who is serving four years for insulting both Islam and Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Amira Al Hussaini [...] [...] Writing for The Arabist, Issandr El Amrani links to an article written by a Muslim Brotherhood author in defence of jailed Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman, who is serving four years for insulting both Islam and Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Amira Al Hussaini [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Part One: Inside the school of the Egyptian blogosphere http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-889497 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Part One: Inside the school of the Egyptian blogosphere Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:37:26 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-889497 [...] Last month, on February 22, the Egyptian court sentenced the 22-year-old blogger Abdel Kareem Soliman (aka Kareem Amer) to four years in prison for insulting Islam and president Hosni Mubarak on his personal blog. Furthermore, on the March 12, Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad, head of the Alexandria Appeal Court, upheld Kareem’s four-year prison sentence and prepared to launch a lawsuit to block 21 blogs and websites for “defaming Egypt’s image and insulting the president.” Hossam el-Hamalawy republished on his blog the following message from blogger Amr Gharbeia: The list, 21-websites-long, includes the blogs and sites that took part in the discussion around the book the Judge has written, and the wide plagiarism evident in the book copying HRInfo’s report on Internet Freedoms in the Arab World, and a how-to-blog guide written by blogger Bent Masreya. Of the 21 blogs and website, I was able so far to confirm Kifaya’s and HRInfo’s websites, in addition to the blogs of Bent Masreya, Yehia Megahed, and my own. [...] [...] Last month, on February 22, the Egyptian court sentenced the 22-year-old blogger Abdel Kareem Soliman (aka Kareem Amer) to four years in prison for insulting Islam and president Hosni Mubarak on his personal blog. Furthermore, on the March 12, Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad, head of the Alexandria Appeal Court, upheld Kareem’s four-year prison sentence and prepared to launch a lawsuit to block 21 blogs and websites for “defaming Egypt’s image and insulting the president.” Hossam el-Hamalawy republished on his blog the following message from blogger Amr Gharbeia: The list, 21-websites-long, includes the blogs and sites that took part in the discussion around the book the Judge has written, and the wide plagiarism evident in the book copying HRInfo’s report on Internet Freedoms in the Arab World, and a how-to-blog guide written by blogger Bent Masreya. Of the 21 blogs and website, I was able so far to confirm Kifaya’s and HRInfo’s websites, in addition to the blogs of Bent Masreya, Yehia Megahed, and my own. [...]

]]> By: FreeThinker http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-850928 FreeThinker Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:20:26 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-850928 To American shame, Egypt is the second largest recipient of US foreign aid after Afghanistan. Is it wise to pump a billions a dollars a day into Egypt & Saudi Arabia & the Global Islamic Cesspool in general, and fund their Jihad against us? Certainly the Muslims think so - thank you very much! Is this to be the eventual result of our tolerance of this dreadful global cancer called Islam? Sharia law in the West; bloggers thrown into prison or worse, for exercising their right to freedom of speech, and while telling the truth, no less? Each new mosque is a tumor to the Free West and brings their dogma to replace our own: Qur'an 8:7 "Allah wished to confirm the truth by His words, 'Wipe the Unbelievers (IE non-Muslims) out to the last.'" To American shame, Egypt is the second largest recipient of US foreign aid after Afghanistan. Is it wise to pump a billions a dollars a day into Egypt & Saudi Arabia & the Global Islamic Cesspool in general, and fund their Jihad against us? Certainly the Muslims think so – thank you very much!
Is this to be the eventual result of our tolerance of this dreadful global cancer called Islam? Sharia law in the West; bloggers thrown into prison or worse, for exercising their right to freedom of speech, and while telling the truth, no less?
Each new mosque is a tumor to the Free West and brings their dogma to replace our own:
Qur’an 8:7 “Allah wished to confirm the truth by His words, ‘Wipe the Unbelievers (IE non-Muslims) out to the last.’”

]]> By: MediaChannel.org http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-848912 MediaChannel.org Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:39:45 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-848912 [...] supporters, however, are pleading with sympathisers to help him, through applying more pressure on the Egyptian authorities for his release…. READMORE [...] [...] supporters, however, are pleading with sympathisers to help him, through applying more pressure on the Egyptian authorities for his release…. READMORE [...]

]]> By: Amira Al Hussaini http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-848443 Amira Al Hussaini Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:51:34 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-848443 Thank you Mr Kactuz for your comments, which show a grave misunderstanding of a great religion which should not be blamed for the vices of those who claim they are Muslim. For someone who seems to desperately want us to assume that he is an authority in what he is talking about by mentioning the Hadith and Quran, I too would like to invite you to take a 'hard cold look' at the hate filling your heart when it comes to Islam, Muslims and Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him). I don't know which Islam calls for hate, violence and discrimination but you drive home the saying a little learning is a dangerous thing indeed! Regardless of my personal beliefs and learnings, such hate rhetoric being spewed by anyone against any religion or belief, saddens me. From my shallow understanding, Mr Kactuz' missive was obviously targeted at venting out his blind hatred of Islam and Muslims and in no way was in defence of a blogger - whom he didn't even have the courtesy of spelling out his name correctly. By the way, the blogger's name is Kareem, with a K, and not Bareem. To be more accurate, it is Abdulkareem or Kareem, for short. Thank you Mr Kactuz for your comments, which show a grave misunderstanding of a great religion which should not be blamed for the vices of those who claim they are Muslim.

For someone who seems to desperately want us to assume that he is an authority in what he is talking about by mentioning the Hadith and Quran, I too would like to invite you to take a ‘hard cold look’ at the hate filling your heart when it comes to Islam, Muslims and Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him). I don’t know which Islam calls for hate, violence and discrimination but you drive home the saying a little learning is a dangerous thing indeed! Regardless of my personal beliefs and learnings, such hate rhetoric being spewed by anyone against any religion or belief, saddens me.

From my shallow understanding, Mr Kactuz’ missive was obviously targeted at venting out his blind hatred of Islam and Muslims and in no way was in defence of a blogger – whom he didn’t even have the courtesy of spelling out his name correctly. By the way, the blogger’s name is Kareem, with a K, and not Bareem. To be more accurate, it is Abdulkareem or Kareem, for short.

]]> By: Sami Ben Gharbia http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-848249 Sami Ben Gharbia Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:24:24 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-848249 @john kactuz:: When we speak about Islam and Muslims, we always have such lazy intellectual attitude which allows us to ignore all other important aspect of Muslim countries such as economy, politics, societies, local languages and cultures. When we say “Islam” we remove automatically all those aspects and imagine that we are able to explain, with one single abstract word, the life of more than one billion people, tens of countries, hundreds of local cultures and traditions. You may need to read Edward W. Said “Covering Islam” to see how stupid the use of “Islam” in our language can be. @john kactuz::
When we speak about Islam and Muslims, we always have such lazy intellectual attitude which allows us to ignore all other important aspect of Muslim countries such as economy, politics, societies, local languages and cultures. When we say “Islam” we remove automatically all those aspects and imagine that we are able to explain, with one single abstract word, the life of more than one billion people, tens of countries, hundreds of local cultures and traditions.

You may need to read Edward W. Said “Covering Islam” to see how stupid the use of “Islam” in our language can be.

]]> By: john kactuz http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-846869 john kactuz Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:46:51 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-846869 And what did you expect? Egypt is, after all, an Islamic country and Islam is not known for respecting human rights or basic liberties. Muslims blame all their problems on others (The West, Israel, the US, Hollywood, colonialism, the crusades, and so on) but never take a hard cold look at the hate, violence and discrimination that is in the heart of their religion. Nor do Muslims dare examine the acts of their prophet, a man who did so many evil things - according to their own writings (hadiths). Perhaps, just maybe, the Quran and hadiths explain why this younbg man must suffer. Poor Bareem, he is in for trouble. Even so I bless him and admire his moral stature and courage. All he did was tell the truth, but Islam cannot co-exist with truth and freedom. John Kactuz And what did you expect? Egypt is, after all, an Islamic country and Islam is not known for respecting human rights or basic liberties.

Muslims blame all their problems on others (The West, Israel, the US, Hollywood, colonialism, the crusades, and so on) but never take a hard cold look at the hate, violence and discrimination that is in the heart of their religion. Nor do Muslims dare examine the acts of their prophet, a man who did so many evil things – according to their own writings (hadiths). Perhaps, just maybe, the Quran and hadiths explain why this younbg man must suffer.

Poor Bareem, he is in for trouble. Even so I bless him and admire his moral stature and courage. All he did was tell the truth, but Islam cannot co-exist with truth and freedom.

John Kactuz

]]> By: De Hamera http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-846608 De Hamera Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:01:28 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-846608 Free Kareem Amer - Help bring the world into the 21st Century. Freedom of expression is a human right. If the love and strength are at the heart of Islam than freedom of expression can only inhance it's respect and help make the world a better place. Egypt is a progressive country and I am surprized that they would imprison someone for expressing their thoughts. Free Kareem Amer – Help bring the world into the 21st Century. Freedom of expression is a human right. If the love and strength are at the heart of Islam than freedom of expression can only inhance it’s respect and help make the world a better place. Egypt is a progressive country and I am surprized that they would imprison someone for expressing their thoughts.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Egypt: Reactions Pour on Blogger Kareem’s Plight http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/comment-page-1/#comment-846503 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Egypt: Reactions Pour on Blogger Kareem’s Plight Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:52:28 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/03/12/egypt-blogger-sentence-upheld/#comment-846503 [...] Once again the plight of Egyptian jailed blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman grabs the headlines, along with support pledges from bloggers around the world. [...] [...] Once again the plight of Egyptian jailed blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman grabs the headlines, along with support pledges from bloggers around the world. [...]

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