A young Egyptian blogger who has participated in programs of our Arabic liberal project, Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman, was arrested today. Some of the details are available at FreeKareem.org. When writing letters to Egyptian officials, please be respectful and polite. It is important that the authorities not feel insulted and that they not lose face by freeing this young man. I will be contacting the Egyptian authorities and I hope that others will, as well. Again, please be respectful and polite.
UPDATE: I have found online the following information for the Egyptian Embassy to the U.S.:
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3521 International Court, NW, Washington DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 895 5400
Fax: (202) 244-4319
E-mail: embassy@egyptembdc.org
Information on embassies and consulates in other cities and countries can be found here.
You can join thousands who have already signed a petition for his release here.
Such brave people should not be abandoned. Thank you for thinking of us as we live under a police state.
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Arrested Egyptian blogger
Egyptian blogger Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman, a 22-year-old law student, has been arrested by authorities for remarks critical of Islam on his blog. Tom Palmer has details (Nov. 6) and there is a defense site: FreeKareem.org….