Comments on: Free Alaa

By: Mentalacrobatics » DCI: Day 1

Mentalacrobatics » DCI: Day 1 — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:11:56 +0000

[...] The best thing for me today however is the social interaction. It is good to me so many bloggers from across Africa, exchange details and discuss our various experiences. For example apart from Timbuktu Chronicles I also met Alaa who’s imprisonment earlier this year led to a google-bomb campaign which the Kenyan blogosphere responded to with enthusiasm. We talked blogs and politics for about 10 seconds and before you could say “integrated web solutions” we were discussing various Open Sources CMS and the pros and cons of each one. It is also good to meet Ethan as well as the DCI organisers. People who existed only on blogs and email up to today. There are a reasonable number of Kenyans here, mostly journalists who have all expressed interest in blogging and joining KBW like their colleague John Kamau who has been a member for a while. I’ve bonded with, Rebecca who has been blogging for a while. [...]

By: Mentalacrobatics » Alaa is freed

Mentalacrobatics » Alaa is freed — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:58:33 +0000

[...] Elijah Zarwan writing on Global Voices informs us that the Award-winning Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Seif al-Islam Abd al-Fattah whose arrest by the Egyptian forces I blogged about over a month ago, has been freed. Ethan informs that there are indications that the 26 remaining Kefaya prisoners may also be released soon. Alaa’s wife, Manal, thinks he will be back home by late Thursday at the latest. Excellent news indeed or as they are saying on some Egyptian blogs, MABROUK YA SHABAB! MABROUK YA TENNIN YA BAMBY! (Congratulations, guys! Congratulations, you pink dragon!) [...]

By: Silent Running » Blog Archive » Podcast tackles Maine Tourism Commission

Sun, 14 May 2006 03:13:30 +0000

[...] Egyptian Blogger Alaa Abdel Fatah has been arrested, and there are currently ten other bloggers in prison in the country. Campaigns to help him and the other bloggers have been launched, including one which has a form you can fill in that will send a letter of protest to the right people. Sandmonkey has the details. Mental Acrobatics suggest a reworking of “When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land” which sends me off on a Paul Robeson tangent for some reason. [...]

By: Mama JunkYard’s » Blog Archive » Free Alaa

Mama JunkYard’s » Blog Archive » Free Alaa — Sat, 13 May 2006 00:34:45 +0000

[...] Inspired by Mshairi’s poetry and MentalAcrobatics’ lyric swapping skills and with apologies to Grace Nichols for altering the text of her poem Of Course When They Ask for Poems About the ‘Realities’ of Black Women, I join fellow bloggers in the google-bombing for Alaa campaign. [...]

By: Mentalacrobatics

Mentalacrobatics — Thu, 11 May 2006 10:40:22 +0000

Thank you for visiting Mary.

By: Mary (Demoblogger)

Mary (Demoblogger) — Wed, 10 May 2006 11:32:25 +0000

Great post! I am cross-posting it on the Free Alaa! blog.