Egyptian blogger in jail for anti-Muslim posts

Thank you Global Voices for keeping track of bloggers around the world who are in jail, or killed, or who disappear.

If I write something anti-Muslim the worst that’ll happen to me is that my readers will tell me to get back to technology. Not so in Egypt where Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman is in jail for four years for doing just that. Global Voices Online has the details.

24 thoughts on “Egyptian blogger in jail for anti-Muslim posts

  1. He actually got 3 years for nominally insulting Islam – it seems actually to be more a criticism of the clerics, and then 1 year for insulting the president…

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  2. He actually got 3 years for nominally insulting Islam – it seems actually to be more a criticism of the clerics, and then 1 year for insulting the president…

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  3. Scoble : i request you to moderate the comments on this post with specific attention. Things could get really out of hand and nasty…

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  4. Scoble : i request you to moderate the comments on this post with specific attention. Things could get really out of hand and nasty…

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  5. lot of countries still sticking laws on ‘black box’ concepts, we should go many years to get maturity…

    Scoble, you might be next in Microsoft Jail 🙂

    kind rgrds
    saran

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  6. lot of countries still sticking laws on ‘black box’ concepts, we should go many years to get maturity…

    Scoble, you might be next in Microsoft Jail 🙂

    kind rgrds
    saran

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  7. Well I guess that the Barbarians of the Mid Evil, mythological times of Mohamad have decide to kill all that will not except there BS, bring it on, I’m one who is ready for the Nation of Islam

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  8. Well I guess that the Barbarians of the Mid Evil, mythological times of Mohamad have decide to kill all that will not except there BS, bring it on, I’m one who is ready for the Nation of Islam

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  9. “If I write something anti-Muslim the worst that’ll happen to me is that my readers will tell me to get back to technology”

    That’s what Salman Rushdie thought too (apart from the technology bit 🙂 ).

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  10. “If I write something anti-Muslim the worst that’ll happen to me is that my readers will tell me to get back to technology”

    That’s what Salman Rushdie thought too (apart from the technology bit 🙂 ).

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  11. I spent 2 years in Saudi Arabia and the Muslims have
    no sense of humor at all about their “Religion of Islam”: Which means submission to their god Allah; and to Mohammed who they say is the last prophet of God. What ever is written last as far as date is the parts of the Holy Quran that are valid. That’s why there are good things about Jews and Christians but now we’re all on the hit list. They have every intention of taking over the world with Islam. No matter how long it takes! tom357freedom

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  12. I spent 2 years in Saudi Arabia and the Muslims have
    no sense of humor at all about their “Religion of Islam”: Which means submission to their god Allah; and to Mohammed who they say is the last prophet of God. What ever is written last as far as date is the parts of the Holy Quran that are valid. That’s why there are good things about Jews and Christians but now we’re all on the hit list. They have every intention of taking over the world with Islam. No matter how long it takes! tom357freedom

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  13. @8,

    Too true. But this story just goes to show that islam is the one true terrorist organization. You must adhere to their whims or be either killed, enslaved, or imprisoned.

    They religion is to be rejected at every opportunity.

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  14. @8,

    Too true. But this story just goes to show that islam is the one true terrorist organization. You must adhere to their whims or be either killed, enslaved, or imprisoned.

    They religion is to be rejected at every opportunity.

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  15. Dammit!

    Well, whatever. We’re ex-muslims (www.towelian.com) and we’re blogging criticisms of Islam all the time!

    We won’t be cowed by coercion!

    May the truth prevail!

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  16. Dammit!

    Well, whatever. We’re ex-muslims (www.towelian.com) and we’re blogging criticisms of Islam all the time!

    We won’t be cowed by coercion!

    May the truth prevail!

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  17. Pity for the guy, though he should have known better. One cannot fight this all by himself and even whole countries cannot do it. We will have to accept the borders drawn by others, as well as they should accept ours, so to speak. Now, neither of the parties – christians and muslims – do. Meantime people who get along without any religion have to face this rather stupid cold war daily.

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  18. Pity for the guy, though he should have known better. One cannot fight this all by himself and even whole countries cannot do it. We will have to accept the borders drawn by others, as well as they should accept ours, so to speak. Now, neither of the parties – christians and muslims – do. Meantime people who get along without any religion have to face this rather stupid cold war daily.

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  19. World Politics
    Tell me, why is everyone fighting Islam likes and worships one superbeing’ Right? “GOD” ALLAH well doesn’t Christianity worship “GOD” Though we do not call him ALLAH Right, Is that the only thing that separates us ? obviously, Well what or who are we arguing about, I mean there is only one “GOD” Right Or is ISLAM’s “GOD” different Then Christianity’s “GOD” The only thing I can see is the word Allah. I mean to all us and I mean all of us as Earthlings “GOD IS GREATEST “. Actually compared to all of us EARTHLINGS “ GOD IS GREATEST”. So what makes a person better than the other or evevn GOD by screaming before they die ALLAH AKHBAR
    “ GOD IS GREAT”. Let us all repent and follow GOD’S LAW not someone’s interpretation saying I should die for their cause, Because our cause should be to make GOD proud of us not some person,be him a ; Sheik, President, Ayatollah, Prime Minister, or anyone even a Priest or Holy Man NO ONE IS HOLLIER THAN GOD, and only if by my own eyes would I do anything that someone says GOD orders,; but by his very own mouth.; think about it would GOD want you to kill yourself for him? And not just killing yourself but several or hundreds of human beings, Think about it why would GOD make a human the executioner: if one of the versus says to punish by the sword for not obeying his laws if he has the final judgement? Then WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE? Or even PUNISH except for our own earthling rights as stealing and any other social responsibilities. But any Holy Laws, Only (ALLAH GOD) By his words is the JUDGE and EXECUTIONER,. Only thing I can think is the extremist’s are bending Prophet Mohammed’s words to suit their own reasons to start JIHAD. I am open to anyone explaining to me the reason. I plead to anyone thinking about joining AlQaeda or the Taliban or any other JIHADISTS group Hezbollah Hamas to think about this,.I mean really who is someone to order you to your death, BUT GOD HIMSELF.

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  20. World Politics
    Tell me, why is everyone fighting Islam likes and worships one superbeing’ Right? “GOD” ALLAH well doesn’t Christianity worship “GOD” Though we do not call him ALLAH Right, Is that the only thing that separates us ? obviously, Well what or who are we arguing about, I mean there is only one “GOD” Right Or is ISLAM’s “GOD” different Then Christianity’s “GOD” The only thing I can see is the word Allah. I mean to all us and I mean all of us as Earthlings “GOD IS GREATEST “. Actually compared to all of us EARTHLINGS “ GOD IS GREATEST”. So what makes a person better than the other or evevn GOD by screaming before they die ALLAH AKHBAR
    “ GOD IS GREAT”. Let us all repent and follow GOD’S LAW not someone’s interpretation saying I should die for their cause, Because our cause should be to make GOD proud of us not some person,be him a ; Sheik, President, Ayatollah, Prime Minister, or anyone even a Priest or Holy Man NO ONE IS HOLLIER THAN GOD, and only if by my own eyes would I do anything that someone says GOD orders,; but by his very own mouth.; think about it would GOD want you to kill yourself for him? And not just killing yourself but several or hundreds of human beings, Think about it why would GOD make a human the executioner: if one of the versus says to punish by the sword for not obeying his laws if he has the final judgement? Then WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE? Or even PUNISH except for our own earthling rights as stealing and any other social responsibilities. But any Holy Laws, Only (ALLAH GOD) By his words is the JUDGE and EXECUTIONER,. Only thing I can think is the extremist’s are bending Prophet Mohammed’s words to suit their own reasons to start JIHAD. I am open to anyone explaining to me the reason. I plead to anyone thinking about joining AlQaeda or the Taliban or any other JIHADISTS group Hezbollah Hamas to think about this,.I mean really who is someone to order you to your death, BUT GOD HIMSELF.

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