Comments on: Prisoner of His Words

By: dagmar

dagmar — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:11:29 +0000

dear esra’a
thank you very much for your work.
i’m german woman, my father was violent,
ich struggled for my freedom, i was beaten
by my husband, an live now with my two
children in a very good situation.

thank you for your work, it makes me
happy and give me the hope, that one day
violence against woman and between people
will be overcome.

salaam

dagmar

By: Arnold

Arnold — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:46:24 +0000

http://www.worldnews.linktoo.us

By: Arnold

Arnold — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:43:17 +0000

Islam requires victims

By: Esra'a

Esra'a — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:09:48 +0000

But Iâ€™m sure it is an effective muzzle for other Egptian bloggers. Where does it end?

They are probably using Kareem to make the other bloggers more fearful, like they’re being “watched.”

And thanks Maryam. Your blog is a great and unique one. I’m sure your blogging experience will be highly successful. In fact it already is! Stick around.

By: Maryam in Marrakesh

Maryam in Marrakesh — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:18:39 +0000

Fantastic op-ed. The plight of Kareem is absolutely outrageous. But I’m sure it is an effective muzzle for other Egptian bloggers. Where does it end?

PS Thank you so much for introducing me to your blog. I am bookmarking it so I can return. Esra’a, a special thanks for your vote in the annual weblog awards. I’m the underdog, I’m sure, and so grateful for your support.:-) I esp. appreciated your kind words on my blog – that’s the nicest thing I have heard in a long time.

By: Esra'a

Esra'a — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:58:00 +0000

Giladi – I completely agree.

Thanks Heimo. I just hope that all of this will pay off, and Kareem will be a free man. Though as free as he might be, judging from the amount of hate mail he would still be risking a lot. While the support outnumbers the threats, many people are also writing saying that he deserves to be jailed for insulting Islam. These people make me sick. How on earth are we expected to move forward if we’re not allowed to think, criticize, and speak up?

By: Heimo

Heimo — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:28:03 +0000

Great post! – I just linked to it as well as to freekareem.org, cos meanwhile I got also very concerned in the fate & future of Kareem. – I just looked at his site – well I don’t understand even a syllable of Arabic (it looks like ornamentics to me) but I really liked to know more of its contents that are so embarrassing to Egyptian government, but I already found an interesting link in his site “Historical Society of Jews from Egypt”

By: Giladi

Giladi — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:58:06 +0000

It is a tragedy for everybody that the progressive thinkers, the ones with the most potential to contribute to a more advanced, open, and liberal Middle East are the ones being sought for their “blasphemies” against their so-called leaders.

The future of these states rest in the hands of the youth, and keeping populations in silence and fear will lead only lead them do a grim future.

By: Howie

Howie — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:09:29 +0000

Esra’a-

I firmly believe that Muslim liberalism is to the Muslim world, what liberalism was to the United States during the 20th Century…

During the 40′s-mid-70′s…before American liberalism got lost in its extremes, it was about justice, freedom, peace, a voices for the voiceless.

In the ME…speaking out, as Kareem and others like him know all to well, can land you in dire straights. The option looks like bad news for not only the Muslim world…but the entire world.

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