Posted on 02/03/07
Young blogger jailed in Egypt; chill envelops online dissent
CAIRO -- Abdel Karim Nabil Suleiman's online diary was not so different from the hundreds of blogs run by the hip, young Egyptian intelligentsia railing against the system: A law student who said his goal was to form a human-rights firm, he posted a pledge to defend Arab and Muslim women against discrimination, alongside song lyrics and advertisements against censorship.
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