Comments on: Cairo Anti-War Conference: Abu Omar makes an appearance; Sharqawi identifies his torturers

By: Abu Omar joins the blogosphere أبوعـمر يدون at 3arabawy

Abu Omar joins the blogosphere أبوعـمر يدون at 3arabawy — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:14:38 +0000

[...] (L-R) Abu Omar with anti-torture, secular blogger Demagh Mak, during the 5th Cairo Anti-War Conference. Photo by Hossam el-Hamalawy, 30 March [...]

By: Abu Omar meets his Italian lawyer in Cairo, seeks travel documents at 3arabawy

Abu Omar meets his Italian lawyer in Cairo, seeks travel documents at 3arabawy — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:20:12 +0000

[...] The two later went to the Italian Consulate in Cairo, without a prior appointment, accompanied by Abu Omar’s Egyptian lawyer Montasser [...]

By: Abu Omar threatens hunger-strik in reponse to security hassels أبو عمر يهدد بالإضراب عن الطعام at 3arabawy

Mon, 21 May 2007 20:56:48 +0000

[...] Abu Omar is still banned from travelling outside the country, and moreover the govt refuses to issue him a National ID card. This basically means he cannot open a bank account, issue a passport, or conduct any sort of transaction. He basically does not exist any more in the eyes of the law. [...]

By: Nora Younis » war on bloggers - how and why?

Nora Younis » war on bloggers - how and why? — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:26:09 +0000

[...] our case, but Monem is different! He published his torture testimoney on his blog, he took it to public conferences, he dare to speak. In the police-state Egypt, if he slips away with it tens or hundreds would dare [...]

By: Monem Wrote at Free Monem

Monem Wrote at Free Monem — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:49:12 +0000

[...] March 2007, Monem signs petition “Why should speech be taken to court?” in defense of secular blogger Kareem Amer, and posts “Freedom for MB, Freedom for Kareem, Freedom for Egypt“. Monem receives criticism for his support to Kareem. As a result, Mark Lynch writes for the Guardian Brotherhood of the Blogs. Monem also posts in March on the false referendum, and gives a testimony during Cairo Conference on his torture during detention. [...]

By: GEMYHOoOD’s Blog - مدونة جـيمى هود » Blog Archive » تسجيلات صوتية لضحايا التعذيب

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:56:05 +0000

[...] إطار فعاليات مؤتمر القاهرة الخامس انعقد ملتقى نشطاء ضد التعذيب , الذي جمع عشرات من الحقوقيين والصحفيين والمدونين [...]

By: The Arabist » Abu Omar, Sharqawy on torture at Cairo Conference

The Arabist » Abu Omar, Sharqawy on torture at Cairo Conference — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:40:06 +0000

[...] some very interesting developments at the 5th Cairo Conference against Imperialism and Zionism. Hossam reports that it held an anti-torture forum featuring Abu Omar, the Alexandria imam kidnapped in [...]

By: Hossam el-Hamalawy

Hossam el-Hamalawy — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:18:30 +0000

Yes, it’s the same guy. Send us any photos you have of him ya hoss..

By: hossam bahgat

hossam bahgat — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:12:33 +0000

is this the same SSI officer sherif el damati who had arrested ashraf ibrahim and refered him to court with other revolutionary socialists back in 2004? we must have photos from the trial to help sharkawi identify him. would be great if it turns out to be the same guy as we can certainly establish a patter here…