Comments on: Kareem Amer: “Your Blessings, O Azhar!”

By: Hva er ytringsfrihet? « neppe.no

Hva er ytringsfrihet? « neppe.no — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:35:15 +0000

[...] til bloggeren Kareem Amer i aksjonen limer jeg inn noen ytringer fra han oversatt til engelsk (kilde): I hereby declare [...] my rejection and repudiation of any law [...] that does not respect the [...]

By: On Liberty: dos años han pasado y Kareem sigue en prisión. « Homo Homini Lupus

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:38:45 +0000

[...] written: October 28, 2006 Original (Arabic): بركاتك يا أزهر !!!! English translation: HTML or PDF Italian translation: HTML (Translated [...]

By: Sista inlägget. « bibl.se

Sista inlägget. « bibl.se — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:34:05 +0000

[...] bit in i mina efterforskningar hittade jag, inte ett självvalt avslutande blogginlägg, utan Kareem Amer’s sista blogginlägg innan han fråntogs den virtuella fria pennan genom att fängslas av de egyptiska [...]

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:56:11 +0000

I am reminded of the founding fathers of the United States. Truly, these are interesting times in which free speech is under attack just about everywhere to one degree or another.
May the brave and eloquent Kareem find comfort in his suffering.

By: Free Kareem! » Blog Archive » Digest (Apr. 2 - Apr. 15)

Free Kareem! » Blog Archive » Digest (Apr. 2 - Apr. 15) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:37:59 +0000

[...] Excerpt: In pursuit of this objective, Kareem has used his website to speak out against gender inequality at his university (Al-Azhar University in Cairo) and criticize what he sees as the negative influence of Islam on Egyptian society. For this, the brave writer found himself expelled, chased by knife-wielding thugs while security officials stood aside, referred to the public prosecutor, charged, convicted, and sentenced to four years in prison for “inciting hatred of Islam” and “insulting” President Hosni Mubarak. Needless to say, freedom of expression is under attack in Egypt. [...]

By: Free Kareem! » Blog Archive » Italian Translation of Kareem’s Final Blog Post

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:25:20 +0000

[...] You can read the English translation here: Kareem Amer: “Your Blessings, O Azhar!” L’ultimo articolo di Kareem Amer in libertà Le “benedizioni di Al-Azhar [...]

By: Free Kareem! » Blog Archive » The Varsity: Kareem’s case “an important symbol of human freedom”

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:45:38 +0000

[...] Excerpts: In pursuit of this objective, Kareem has used his website to speak out against gender inequality at his university (Al-Azhar University in Cairo) and criticize what he sees as the negative influence of Islam on Egyptian society. For this, the brave writer found himself expelled, chased by knife-wielding thugs while security officials stood aside, referred to the public prosecutor, charged, convicted, and sentenced to four years in prison for “inciting hatred of Islam” and “insulting” President Hosni Mubarak. Needless to say, freedom of expression is under attack in Egypt. [...]

By: Free Kareem! » Blog Archive » Kareem’s Case Highlighted at UN Human Rights Council

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:38:00 +0000

[...] In his last blog post, Kareem himself said: I hereby declare, in all frankness and clarity, my rejection and repudiation of any law, any legislation, and any regime that does not respect the individual’s rights and personal freedom, and does not acknowledge the absolute freedom of the individual in doing anything – as long as he does not affect anyone around him in a physical way –, and does not acknowledge the individuals’ absolute freedom in expressing their opinions, whatever they may be and whatever they cover, as long as this opinion is merely an opinion or words coming from a person, and is not coupled with any physical action that harms others. [...]

By: Free Kareem! » Blog Archive » Weekly Digest (Mar. 19 – Mar. 25)

Free Kareem! » Blog Archive » Weekly Digest (Mar. 19 – Mar. 25) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:33:01 +0000

[...] Al-Azhar termed Naguib Mahfouz’s allegorical novel “Children Of Our Neighborhood” blasphemous when it was serialized in al-Ahram newspaper in 1959. Unlike Soliman, who heaps scorn on al-Azhar and vowed on his last blog, before going to jail, that he would not change a word of his writings, the cautious Mahfouz, who won the Nobel Literature Prize in 1988 and died last year, was deferential to al-Azhar and agreed that “Children Of Our Neighborhood” would not be published in book form in Egypt during his lifetime. A 2004 study by the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights documented the activity of al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Council in thwarting the distribution of literary and artistic works deemed objectionable, including confiscating books from Cairo’s main book fair. [...]

By: Free Kareem! » Blog Archive » National Public Radio Airs Segment on Kareem

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:23:09 +0000

[...] A translation from Kareem’s final blog post in October reads, “The mere existence of legal provisions that criminalize freedom of thought, and threaten with imprisonment anyone who criticizes religion in any way, is a grave defect in the law.” [...]