Arab Blogger Arrested in Egypt
Abdolkarim Nabil Seliman is a 21 year-old Egyptian student of law at the Azhar University, Damanhour Campus, a women's-rights activist and a correspondent for Copts United.
In addition to writing at Civic Dialogue, he also publishes at a blog
he maintains.
On Wednesday 26 October 2005, Egyptian State Security took Abdolkarim from his home, and confiscated hard copies of his writings. He is now on his way to an unknown detention. Three Egyptian bloggers visited Abdolkarim's family. The family attributed the state security raid to his writings, although it was not clear if his blogging is directly related. According to his brother, Abdolkarim's relations with Islamist Fundamentalists in his neighborhood of Moharram Bek, Alexandria, are tense. It is possible that the fundamentalists have filed a security complaint that led to his detention.
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** The arabic in the banner on top, states "Release Abdolkarim "
In case you feel inspired to register your concern about the matter, I provide you with the following info
Contact Info for the Egyptian embassy in Canada
Dr. Mahmoud El-Saeed
Ambassador
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
454 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa; ON
K1N 6R3
Tel. (613) 234 4931
Fax:(613) 234 4398
Contact info for the Egyptian embassy in US
The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3521 International Ct. NW
Washington DC 20008
Phone (202) 895 5400
Fax (202) 244 5131
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In disciplined silence it opens.
With wandering talk it closes. .... Rumi
4:24 PMI can imagine we have our differing philosophies, but on this point we have complete agreement, and I apologize for not posting sooner. I just updated my blog since Katrina and I hope my readers will read your link and contact their embassy (or find their own and contact them, for those outside our nations).
I do not know much about the Copts, but I find that Arab Christians have a unique and colorful faith, and add a lot of beauty to the Middle East, plus they are part of the rich cultural and historical tapestry of Southwest Asia.
I have sampled Middle Eastern food in my native New Orleans, and I imagine as good as it was there, it pales in comparison to the source. Now add history, literature, and art, and it makes all the conflict so much sadder.
12:24 PM
interesting post. I would love to follow you on twitter.
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