Stalwart Friends
Friends of Abdelkareem who have never met him. Friends of freedom and justice. Friends of Egypt and the Egyptian people. Friends of mine. UPDATE: The Christian Science Monitor has run…
Victims of Rights Violations
Free Kareem Action
My friend Constantino Diaz-Duran, who knows something about speaking his mind and suffering the consequences, is organizing a peaceful manifestation of support for Abdelkareem in New York. If you’re in…
Beating Up Gays and Lesbians for Fun!
The Mayor of Moscow has said again that he’s not going to allow any “satanic” demonstrations in what he no doubt considers “his” city. Last year the handful of brave…
More Americans Should Stand By Maher Arar, Too
CNN: “‘The struggle to clear my name has been long and hard; my kids have suffered silently and I feel that I owe them a lot,’ said Arar, who also…
Kareem Goes on Trial January 26 — Please Help Him
Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman faces 9 years in prison for the “crime” of writing his opinions on his blog. Please sign the online petition. It’s easy. And if you have a…
Daily Star of Egypt Covers Kareem Case
The Daily Star of Egypt covered the protest for Abdelkareem in Washington, D.C.
Free Kareem
A short video on behalf of a young man who should be set free: Free Kareem. To find out what you can do to free this young man, visit www.freekareem.org…
An Arrest: Story Updated Below
A friend from the region sent me this announcement, which I reprint without change: A Youth Activist Arrested Baku/Azerbaijan, January 14, 2007 On January 13, 2007 Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, a youth…
Debate on Foreign Policy at Federalist Society
But Where Are They Going? At the annual meeting of the Federalist Society last November I spoke/debated about the issue of “Limited Government and Spreading Democracy: Uneasy Cousins?” (See the…
Jailed for a Blog
Please Help This Young Man Today’s International Herald Tribune ran this article by my admired friends Dalia Ziada and Jesse Sage: CAIRO: In a cramped jail cell in Alexandria, Egypt,…