Alaa Abd El-Fatah
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Alaa Ahmed Abd El-Fatah (Arabic: علاء أحمد سيف الإسلام عبدالفتاح) is a prominent Egyptian blogger, software developer, and democracy activist. He is known for co-founding (along with wife Manal) the Egyptian blog aggregator "Manalaa"[1]. He has been active in developing Arabic-language versions of important software and platforms [2].
His father, Ahmad Seif, is a prominent lawyer and manager of Hesham Mubarak Law Centre, and his mother, Prof. Laila Suief, is a mathematics professor in Cairo University and a political activist.
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[edit] May 2006 arrest and outcry
On Sunday, May 7, 2006, he was arrested during a peaceful protest which spoke out on behalf of an independent Egyptian judiciary. His arrest, along with that of several other bloggers and democracy activists, spurred a protest by others around the world, some of whom created a new blog, "Free Alaa"[3], devoted to calling for his release from jail.[4]
[edit] 45 days in jail
Alaa Abd El-Fatah was released on Tuesday June 20, 2006, after spending 45 days in jail. His wife Manal was quoted as saying in media reports (The Independent, UK): "There's no going back now, we'll definitely be continuing our activities."
[edit] References
- ^ Manalaa.net
- ^ Worldchanging essay "Arabization - It's Harder than just Right to Left" December 2004
- ^ Freealaa blog
- ^ Sandmonkey blog
[edit] External links
- Information on the attack on activists:
- Guardian article on the arrests
- (http://www.anhri.net/en/reports/2006/pr0507-2.shtml)
- Actions taken for the release of Alaa:
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