Comments on: Mohamed Fadel Fahmy’s Extensive 15-page report on Kareem Amer

By: Manar Hamoudi

Manar Hamoudi — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:36:47 +0000

Thank you Mohamed. You never seize to amaze me. Always in the right place in the right time. I was wondering how one man can alienate himeself from his religion to this extent but your report clarified his history and his family's fanatic behaviour and it does make sense to me. I read your Baghdad Bound book too, two years back. I am Iraqi living in London. I would like to send you an email about a personal issue? Do I contact the editor for the address?

By: Bloggen gegen das Regime IV at simoncolumbus.de

Bloggen gegen das Regime IV at simoncolumbus.de — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:49:39 +0000

[...] und 12 Tage lang illegal festgehalten. Bei den Befragungen wurde er psychisch und physisch gefoltert, seine Bücher und persönlichen Schriften wurden beschlagnahmt. Durch starke [...]

By: John Hayman

John Hayman — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:46:12 +0000

The Egyptian government is using Kareem as a scapegoat. How many bloggers would be in jail if the U.S. clamped on those who attack George Bush on their blogs!

I doubt the Egyptian president was threatened by comments made by a young man like Kareem. I think he needs a good lawyer and this campaign should try to locate one for him through the donations possibly. I am not familiar with the judicial system there but I am sure he can appeal the sentence or is there a certain time to do that?

Good report.

By: Admin

Admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:19:57 +0000

Dear Mohamed,

Freedom of speech includes speech that offends you. We too are disturbed by Kareem’s remarks, we too are Muslims, that doesn’t mean that we should torture and jail anyone we personally disagree with.

And even if you disagree with his stance on Islam – you need to remember that he got one year in jail for “insulting” the President. Is that not worthy enough to fight for? Kareem was mostly used as a tool to threaten other bloggers, and to stifle the status of free speech in not only Egypt but the Arab world as a whole.

Supporting his freedom does not mean supporting what he says. It means supporting his right to express his opinions, whether religious or political.

On that note, opinionated arguments belong in our forums, as this blog is strictly reserved for strategizing – not discussing. This rule is due to the increasing amount of threats both Kareem and we are receiving.

By: Mohamed

Mohamed — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:16:04 +0000

He called our prophet a criminal and a barbaric man and his followers. I understand that you are an objective journalist or author and that you did not take sides, but still, you are calling for his release and supporting that.

By: Manar Hamoudi

Manar Hamoudi — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:49:42 +0000

Thank you Mohamed. You never seize to amaze me. Always in the right place in the right time. I was wondering how one man can alienate himeself from his religion to this extent but your report clarified his history and his family’s fanatic behaviour and it does make sense to me. I read your Baghdad Bound book too, two years back. I am Iraqi living in London. I would like to send you an email about a personal issue? Do I contact the editor for the address?