Blogger Abdel Kareem Sentenced to Prison

I have been following this story although I’m afraid that I have to admit that I spent far too little blogposts on it…

For those who don’t know: Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil was quite critical of Egypt’s president Mubarak, the university he attended (they “threw him out”) and (radical) Islam. As a result, the Egyptian government prosecuted him for insulting Islam and Mubarak, and… today was the day of the verdict: guilty, 4 years in prison.

Please read more at my own blog.