An Egyptian blogger is jailed for four years for insulting Islam and the president. »
Posted By ekklesiawarrior 1 year, 7 months ago in NewsHe had used his weblog to criticise the country's top Islamic institution, the al-Azhar university and President Hosni Mubarak, whom he called a dictator. A human rights group called the verdict "very tough" and a "strong message" to Egypt's many thousands of bloggers.
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ekklesiawarrior1 year, 7 months ago
BBC Update:
22 Feb 2007 - 11:13 GMT
Abdel Kareem Nabil's trial was the first time that a blogger had been prosecuted in Egypt.
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ekklesiawarrior1 year, 7 months ago
BBC Update:
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Nabil, 22, was tried in his native city of Alexandria.
A former student at al-Azhar, he called the institution "the university of terrorism" and accused it of suppressing free thought.
The university expelled him in 2006 and pressed prosecutors to put him on trial.
During the five-minute court session the judge said Nabil was guilty and would serve three years for insulting Islam and inciting sedition, and one year for insulting Mr Mubarak.
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ekklesiawarrior1 year, 7 months ago
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14:48 GMT
Kasia - On blogs everyone is allowed to write what they want. This proves how unintelligent the president and Al-Azahr are.
UK-based organisation Amnesty International - the ruling was "yet another slap in the face of freedom for expression in Egypt"
Fellow blogger Amr Gharbeia told the BBC it would not stop Egyptian bloggers from expressing opinions as "it is very difficult to control the blogosphere".
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preacher651 year, 7 months ago
I think this would be a good blog to send our beloved bunch of christian bashers to.
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