Egyptian blogger Abdelkareem Nabil Suleiman (known by his web-pseudonym Karim Amer) was arrested in Egypt a few months ago. Abdelkareem was sentenced February 22nd to four years in prison for "disparaging religions" and "insulting President Mubarak."
Can you imagine?! How many Americans would be found guilty of those same charges if we actually had the "fascist theocracy" American Leftists claim we have now in the Bush administration?? Geez. Our college campuses, would be empty Instead of making up nonsense to hate here in the States, I wish American Leftists would pay more attention to what's happening in the Middle East -- their anger and hatred ought to be directed toward the type of society that puts writers behind bars for expressing themselves.
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) brings us some opinions from the Egyptian press on the arrest and sentencing of Abdelkareem. These writers in the Egyptian press are voices of reform in a world that has yet to fully embrace the modern freedoms that come with true democracy. While opinionists can be locked up behind bars, Egyptian journalist Diana Muqallid has it right when she writes that "opinions cannot be locked up behind bars."
Can you imagine?! How many Americans would be found guilty of those same charges if we actually had the "fascist theocracy" American Leftists claim we have now in the Bush administration?? Geez. Our college campuses, would be empty Instead of making up nonsense to hate here in the States, I wish American Leftists would pay more attention to what's happening in the Middle East -- their anger and hatred ought to be directed toward the type of society that puts writers behind bars for expressing themselves.
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) brings us some opinions from the Egyptian press on the arrest and sentencing of Abdelkareem. These writers in the Egyptian press are voices of reform in a world that has yet to fully embrace the modern freedoms that come with true democracy. While opinionists can be locked up behind bars, Egyptian journalist Diana Muqallid has it right when she writes that "opinions cannot be locked up behind bars."
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