Ahmed El Gizawi

Egyptians’ demand release of lawyer jailed in Saudi Arabia for insulting monarch

Posted by Shahira Amin on Apr 30, 2012 in Activism, Ahmed El Gizawi, Egypt, islam, Middle East and North Africa, protest, RSS Syndicated Posts, Saudi Arabia, Shahira Amin

The detention of an Egyptian human rights lawyer shortly after his arrival in Saudi Arabia last week to perform Umrah (or lesser pilgrimage) has evoked outrage and a wave of anti-Saudi protests in Egypt. The case has brought to light the deep resentme…