Young Bloggers Detained in Egypt
July 23rd, 2009 by Blake
Three prominent Egyptian Islamist bloggers were arrested yesterday, including Ahmad Abu Khalil, Abdel Rahman Ayyash and Madgy Saad were detained yesterday. The Arabist writes that these three young bloggers are influential voices calling for reform within the Muslim Brotherhood. Additionally, they advocate for the release of reformist senior Brotherhood member Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, who was detained in June. Egypt has cracked down on political reformists before, yet MENASSAT writes that the repression of young reformist Islamist bloggers is a turning point for the Brotherhood’s relationship with the government, since its senior members are most often detained.
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