Kareem’s Family Disowns Him; Father Wants Him Killed If He Does Not “Repent”
February 18th, 2007Reported by Al-Masree Al-Yawm (The Egyptian Today), with thanks to Dalia.
The article is in Arabic. Here’s my translation, in full:
Family of Al-Azhar Student, Accused of “Contempt of Religion”, Disowns Him Before His Court Verdict Session
Written by Nabeel Abu Shal and Tamer Al-Sharqawy
18/2/2007The family of Al-Azhar student Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman, accused of “contempt of religion”, has disowned him before his court verdict session on the upcoming Thursday. His father, a retired mathematics teacher, has demanded applying the Sharia [Islamic law] ruling on him by giving him three days to repent, followed by having him killed if he does not announce his repentance.
The father of the Al-Azhar student, who is accused of contempt of the Islamic religion, harming the reputation of Egypt, and inciting to disrupt the peace and to overthrow the regime, has decided to rescind from boycotting his trial hearing sessions. [He has decided] to attend the court verdict session with his four brothers, who completely memorized the Holy Quran, to announce disowning the accused Abdul Kareem inside the court room, in order to reduce the embarrassment and pressure that civil rights organizations are applying on the court panel.
The father of the accused also described the organizations that are working on having his son acquitted as “monkey rights” organizations, in his own words. He also described his son as the “monkey” who has imitated the atheists of the West in their intellectual thinking.
The family also said that they will announce their disownment of their son on the Internet as well.
The Dean of Sharia in Al-Azhar University, which the student Abdul Kareem attends, had him attend a disciplinary hearing after he attacked the Islamic religion on the Internet, and spoke against the Messenger of Allah – peace and blessings be upon him – and the companions [of the prophet of Islam].
February 19th, 2007 at 8:01 am
[...] Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman, the Egyptian blogger who was arrested after criticizing the Egyptian government on his blog, has been disowned by his father: The family of Al-Azhar student Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman, accused of “contempt of religion”, has disowned him before his court verdict session on the upcoming Thursday. His father, a retired mathematics teacher, has demanded applying the Sharia [Islamic law] ruling on him by giving him three days to repent, followed by having him killed if he does not announce his repentance. [...]
February 19th, 2007 at 10:11 am
I suppose I should be able to understand the fear that his parents are going through…still, Kareem is a hero. We need more Kareems in this world.
February 19th, 2007 at 10:45 am
God bless this brave and good young man.
he will be in my prayers.
dina
February 20th, 2007 at 7:36 am
[...] Kareem’s Family Disowns Him; Father Wants Him Killed If He Does Not “Repent” (via Tom Palmer) [...]
February 20th, 2007 at 7:59 am
[...] From FreeKareem.org: The family of Al-Azhar student Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman, accused of “contempt of religion”, has disowned him before his court verdict session on the upcoming Thursday. His father, a retired mathematics teacher, has demanded applying the Sharia [Islamic law] ruling on him by giving him three days to repent, followed by having him killed if he does not announce his repentance. [...]
February 20th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Go to http://richarddawkins.net/forum/ and ask for us atheists to help. We need to put pressure, a lot of pressure, on the Egyptian government to stop this bullshit! Fight ignorance, prejudice and stupidity wherever we can!!!
February 20th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
[...] Previously reported by Al-Masree Al-Yawm: Kareem’s Family Disowns Him; Father Wants Him Killed If He Does Not “Repent” [...]
February 20th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
It is so sad that Kareem’s father disowned him, but that is so typical of these situations. I am saddened by this new turn of events. God bless Kareem for speaking the truth! God will save him for that!
February 20th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Thanks Marc. I just did:
http://richarddawkins.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9166
http://richarddawkins.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9167
All the best,
Admin.
February 20th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
[...] Via Free Kareem: The article is in Arabic. Here’s my translation, in full: [...]
February 22nd, 2007 at 8:20 am
[...] Even his very own family disowned him a few days before his trial. “His father, a retired mathematics teacher, has demanded applying the Sharia [Islamic law] ruling on him by giving him three days to repent, followed by having him killed if he does not announce his repentance. [...]
February 22nd, 2007 at 3:40 pm
[...] Even his very own family disowned him a few days before his trial. [...]
February 23rd, 2007 at 8:34 pm
I totally agree with Freedom of Speech and all that. but I guess that his parents also have the ‘freedom’ to disown their son.
February 24th, 2007 at 2:12 am
I wish i knew what he said, i thought this was the english part of what he said. Do all the above people who made comments hate islam or the gov of Egypt. What did he say about islam that makes his father want to have him killed?
February 24th, 2007 at 6:03 am
[...] Yesterday, February 22, 2007, the Egyptian blogsphere may have had to answer the same difficult questions, as the Egyptian court sentenced the 22-year-old blogger Abdel Kareem Soliman (aka Kareem Amer) to four years in prison for insulting Islam on his blog. The religious motivation has certainly facilitated the task of the Judicial Power to make of Kareem the first blogger to be prosecuted in Egypt. Even Kareem’s family has given the verdict a moral slant by disowning him a few days before his Court verdict session. Kareem’s father decided “to attend the court verdict session with his four brothers, who completely memorized the Holy Quran, to announce disowning the accused Abdul Kareem inside the court room, in order to reduce the embarrassment and pressure that civil rights organizations are applying on the court panel (…) The father of the accused also described the organizations that are working on having his son acquitted as “monkey rights” organizations.” [...]
February 24th, 2007 at 7:08 am
[...] The Caribbean blogosphere tends to focus on internal matters, but the plight of Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Suleiman struck a chord nevertheless with a few bloggers, including Cuban-American journalist Marc Masferrer, who posts frequently on human rights issues relating to Cuba. On February 19, Masferrer encouraged readers to sign a petition and visit the Free Kareem website, saying: Free speech repressed somewhere, is free speech repressed everywhere. Even if our words never get us this kind of trouble, it is vital that we all remain vigilant, for freedom’s sake. [...]
February 24th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
[...] February 21st, 2007 http://www.freekareem.org/2007/02/18/kareem%e2%80%99s-family-disowns-him-father-wants-him-killed-if-he-does-not-%e2%80%9crepent%e2%80%9d/ [...]
April 14th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
awfully sorry to hear that. It seems Kareem had an extremely hard time before he was brought to “injustice” by the inquisition set up by his conservative family. This is a reflection of concervative society that imitates wahhabi extremism brought with the petrodollars from gulf states. Don’t worry Kareem that your own family disowned you. I’m going to name my first son after you. From now on, my name will be Abu Kareem.
Thank you Kareem. I learned form you that I shouldn’t follow the herd.
Best wishes
Abu kareem
April 19th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
[...] Yesterday, February 22, 2007, the Egyptian blogsphere may have had to answer the same difficult questions, as the Egyptian court sentenced the 22-year-old blogger Abdel Kareem Soliman (aka Kareem Amer) to four years in prison for insulting Islam on his blog. The religious motivation has certainly facilitated the task of the Judicial Power to make of Kareem the first blogger to be prosecuted in Egypt. Even Kareem’s family has given the verdict a moral slant by disowning him a few days before his Court verdict session. Kareem’s father decided “to attend the court verdict session with his four brothers, who completely memorized the Holy Quran, to announce disowning the accused Abdul Kareem inside the court room, in order to reduce the embarrassment and pressure that civil rights organizations are applying on the court panel (…) The father of the accused also described the organizations that are working on having his son acquitted as “monkey rights” organizations.” [...]
May 3rd, 2007 at 9:25 am
Salute to Karim
Now we are in 21st century. We have to win the battle. We vow to snatch Karim out of prison.
June 17th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
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August 31st, 2007 at 11:08 am
Never give up. Also if this means suffering or die