I en post skrev Kareem på sin blog, at Al Azhar-universitet i Kairo udspreder ekstreme ideer, hvilket han har fuldstændigt ret i. Det er ikke ligefrem menneskerettigheder, som vi i Vesten kender dem, der står i de fatwaer, der kommer derfra. Al Azhar er verdens ældste islamiske universitet og et hovedsæde for sunni-muslimsk lærdom. The Washington Post skriver:
Nabil, who used the blogger name Kareem Amer, had sharply criticized Al-Azhar on his Web log, calling it “the university of terrorism” and accusing it of suppressing free thought. He also often criticized Mubarak’s regime on the blog.
In one post, he said Al-Azhar University “stuffs its students’ brains and turns them into human beasts … teaching them that there is not place for differences in this life.”
Berlingske Tidende skriver:
I et blogindlæg med overskriften “Den nøgne sandhed om Islam som jeg så den” angriber Sulemian (Kareem) muslimer for grusomheder i sammenstødene mellem muslimer og kristne i Alexandria i 2005.
Kareem har også fordømt Mubarak og sammenlignet ham med en diktatorisk farao.
Kareems far har sagt, at han gerne så sin søn dømt efter Sharia-lov. Det ville betyde henrettelse af Abdul Karim for hans blasfemiske skriverier, hvis han ikke angrede inden for en tidsfrist på tre dage. Det har bloggen Sandmonkey tidligere skrevet, oplyser Berlingske Tidende – endda med et dybt link direkte til bloggen. Det ville jo være en herlig ting, hvis avisen gik over til det hver gang. Her er link til Kareems blog i automatisk Google-oversættelse – der er lidt musik på.
Jeg opdaterer denne post, så snart der er mere nyt. Link til tidligere poster om Kareem her og her. Desuden link til Wikipedia om sagen.
Opdatering: Pressemeddelelse fra Amnesty International:
Egypt: Karim Amer sentence makes bloggers new target of the authorities
Amnesty International condemns the four-year sentence handed down by an Egyptian court today against blogger Karim Amer, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release.
“This sentence is yet another slap in the face of freedom of expression in Egypt,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Middle East and North Africa Deputy Programme Director. “The Egyptian authorities must protect the peaceful exercise of freedom of expression, even if the views expressed might be perceived by some as offensive. Amnesty International considers Karim Amer to be a prisoner of conscience who is being prosecuted on account of the peaceful expression of his views.”
“The Egyptian authorities must repeal legislation that, in violation of international standards, stipulates prison sentences for acts which constitute nothing more than the peaceful exercise of the rights of freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion.”
Karim Amer is the first Egyptian blogger to be tried for writing blogs criticizing Egypt’s al-Azhar religious authorities, President Husni Mubarak and Islam. Charges against him included “spreading information disruptive of public order and damaging to the country’s reputation”, “incitement to hate Islam” and “defaming the President of the Republic”.
Link til dækningen på hhv. BBC og FoxNews.
Vigtigt:
Der er startet en underskriftsindsamling på nettet og det er vigtigt, at man støtter den:
http://www.petitiononline.com/KAmer/
Her er 2 af de støttevideoer, der er blevet lavet, de varer et par minutter hver:
1 Svar til “Den egyptiske blogger Kareem fik 4 års fængsel i dag”