Abdul-Mon’em Mahmoud, a journalist for the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan), is against imprisoning Kareem, despite his disagreement with his views. (Hat tip: Yaman).
He writes in his Ana Ikhwan journal (translated to English):
I disagree with Abdul Kareem Amer’s views. However, I do not disagree, at all, that the his security treatment and punishment for his personal opinions… I do not disagree at all that this security practice is unjust towards a youth in the prime of his life. Punishing him, or punishing others having their opinions, will not succeed in changing their ideas.
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The regime does not care about religion to rise up in defense of it. Rather, it cares about shutting up any person who tries to speak or express his opinions.
Bravo!
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March 10th, 2007 at 6:56 am
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