Write Kareem: the courageous blogger in prison in Egypt

by: Karita Hummer

Cross-posted from Progressive Blue:
http://www.eenrblog.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3317&view=print

Thu Dec 25, 2008 at 14:50:30 PM EST

(another Action Item for your holiday! Stand up and make some noise! :D - promoted by poligirl)

Fellow bloggers, listen up this Christmas Day, one of our own, a fellow blogger, Kareem Amer, is in prison in Egypt for his blogging activity. Write him today in solidarity.

Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman was charged and found guilty of the following: (1) Spreading data and malicious rumors that disrupt public security; (2) Defaming the President of Egypt; (3) Incitement to overthrow the regime upon hatred and contempt; (4) Incitement to hate "Islam" and breach of the public peace standards; (5) Highlighting inappropriate aspects that harm the reputation of Egypt and spreading them to the public. He is serving a four year sentence essentially for his free thinking/blogging.

You may already know this story of Kareem, known as Kareem Amer, the name he had used as a blogger. Ihad never known of his story. Did you? I just found this story today, as I looked for Human Rights E Cards to send to some of my Social Activist friends, which led me to the Free Kareem site: http://www.freekareem.org/

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Kareem's is an amazing and very brave story. View it at: http://www.freekareem.org/kare...

But, perhaps, his own description of himself, says it best:

I am down to earth Law student; I look forward to help humanity against all form of discriminations... I am looking forward to open up my own human rights activists Law firm, which will include other lawyers who share the same views. Our main goal is to defend the rights of Muslim and Arabic women against all form of discrimination and to stop violent crimes committed on a daily basis in these countries. http://www.freekareem.org/kare...

Show your solidarity this Christmas Day. Write Kareem at:
http://www.freekareem.org/writ...