Another Egyptian blogger arrested
Police in Cairo have arrested a blogger who has been critical of the Egyptian government.
Rami Siyam, who blogs as Ayyoub was detained along with three friends after leaving the house of another blogger last week. No reasons have been given for his detention.
Human rights groups have accused Egypt of eroding freedom of speech by arresting several bloggers recently.
BBC Arab Affairs analyst Magdi Abdelhadi says blogging in Egypt is closely associated with political activism in a culture where democratic freedoms are severely restricted.
In recent weeks, bloggers have been exposing what they say was the sexual harassment of women at night in downtown Cairo in full view of police who did not intervene.
Mr Siyam’s host on Saturday night, Muhammad Sharqawi, was detained for several weeks earlier this year.
(via The Melon Farmers)
Sunday 26 Nov 2006 | Paul | Egypt
Egypt is at a cross road, between the old tradtional view of not challanging the status quo and the new revelotionary views or freedom to say and be what ever you want.
The Egyptain governement is not used to being challanged by its population regarding its police activities which in a lot of case border on crimal activites, Egyptains now have a choice between shutting up and doing nothing like they have been doing for a very long time, or start to speak their mind which is a right than can never and should never be taken away.
A country like Egypt which has survived or more than 7 thousand years will find away to end this conflict and come out of its tradtions one minded view of things.
sinper
May Be he Called Moubarak Wrong