Freedom

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Freedom, as I learned it, understood it, and believed in it, is the removal of all restrictions from the human being's burden. Slavery, which is its antithesis, means the submission of the human being by imposing some restrictions on his life for the purpose of controlling him. Where restrictions are found, freedom disappears, and where freedom is found, the restrictions fall. This is obvious and does not require practical evidence, and it is illogical to object to it on the grounds that societal principles or religious beliefs must be taken into account. Either absolute freedom is our goal, or we be honest with ourselves and declare our hatred and rejection of it, and declare our preference to surrendering to restrictions over having freedom handed to us.

Freedom's denial of restrictions does not mean that the human being has the complete freedom to do everything he is able to do. Being powerful does not mean that I am free to subjugate he who is less powerful than I am. For one of the most important principles of freedom is to not trespass on the limits of others' freedoms; this is so that freedom will be meaningful, and not be merely a justification for the actions of those who take advantage of their power to subdue others. Freedom - coupled with responsibility - is a right for all human beings with no distinction, and in order to have this right implemented in a realistic picture, every individual must respect the freedom of others and not degrade it. The law is what organizes this matter, and prevents individuals from trespassing on each other in the name of freedom.

The person who wrote this, is now in jail for insulting Islam.

This is a martyr in the true sense of the word, not as the worshipers of death use it.
This is someone who isn't afraid to sacrifice his freedoms, his life for his beliefs, not in killing innocent civilians, but in voicing his opinion.

Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman, I salute you.
On February 25, Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman was found guilty of "insulting Islam". 22-year old Abdel Kareem was also found guilty of criticizing Al-Azhar University, which is the largest Sunni theological college in the world. Kareem had been a former student at this university before he was expelled in March 2006.