Abdel Kareem Nabil, an Egyptian blogger and former student at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University have been convicted and sentenced to four years in prison on the pretext of blasphemy. He had raised some critical questions regarding crimes against humanity in historical context.

In a comment after the trial, The Egyptian foreign minister said that Egyptian society prohibits blasphemy against religion

The National American Coptic Assembly is saying that this comment from the Egyptian foreign minister is incorrect because there are many bloggers and authors who are attacking Christianity and Judaism in Egypt, such as the extremist Muslim blogger Abu Islam who calls Christians and Jews apes and pigs. In addition, he also calls on Muslims to kill them wherever and whenever they find them. Also, these ideas are included in the books of Muhammad Emara and many books are published by the ministry of Awkaaaf the highest Islamic authority in Egypt. Also, the Sheikh Zakolal El- Nagar is insulting Christianity and Judaism in the al-Ahram newspaper which considered the biggest newspaper in Egypt. But the Egyptian government never accuses any of those individuals of blasphemy against religion.

The National American Coptic Assembly is unhappy with the conditions of freedom of speech or expression in Egypt. Also, the assembly is asking the international community to pressure the Egyptian regime to release Abdel Kareem Nabil and give more rights to its citizen to express their opinions. At the end I would say Kareem is still lucky enough he’s being persecuted through (misuse of or discriminatory/oppressive) law. Had he been in Pakistan, some crazy mob would have been ripped him into pieces till now. Anyway international community should come forward to help Kareem Nabeel.