khaled hamza
Posting this from the margins of day one of an all-day two-day closed workshop, so no time for links or detail. I've received emails from several people in Egypt that Khaled Hamza, webmaster for the English-language Ikhwanweb site, has been arrested by the Egyptian security forces. Khaled, aside from being a wonderful person, has been a leading voice for moderation and engagement for the Muslim Brotherhood youth - a key figure in the MB blogging trend that I wrote about last fall. I hope that his arrest gets the attention that it deserves and that he is soon released, and that he'll get support from those who hope that Islamism can evolve in a hopeful direction. More later. (here's the only link I can find from here)
... and yes, that means I'm back from the Gulf. Will have much to say about it once I get through the rest of this workshop.
thanx Mark,
we are all saddened for his sudden absence. it's really a loss to see him behind bars.he is an intellectual and human rights activist above all
eng. khaled was inspirational for almost all Muslim Brotherhood bloggers, he was the voice of moderation and tolerance within the brotherhood after the detention of Khalirat El Shater.
i pray for him and all other prisoners of conscience to be released and to receive justice.
Posted by: Sondos Asem | February 22, 2008 at 07:14 AM
Khaled's contributions and efforts will not go in vain. We will continue our mission and expose the Egyptian regime's oppressions and its constant aggressions on human rights and the freedom of its citizens no matter what the sacrifices are. Please support us by continuing to visit our website www.ikhwanweb.com. The site is going through some technical difficulties which are slowing it down a bit while our contingency plan is being implemented after Khaled's arrest. Please speak up for Khaled and join us in the campaign to release all prisoners of conscious from the jails of the Egyptian regime. Visit Khaled's blog at http://khaledsalam.blogspot.com/ and read most of Khaled's latest articles. Thanks for your support.
Ikhwanweb editorial team
Cairo/London/New York
Posted by: Ikhwanweb | February 23, 2008 at 12:43 PM
GOD WITH YOU
Posted by: eh,abd | February 26, 2008 at 03:14 PM