CAIRO: In continued antagonism and attacks, the Facebook page of Aliaa Mahdy, the Egyptian blogger who posted a full-frontal image of herself on her blog, was attacked by Yemeni activists. The hackers claimed they were supporting the Egyptian revolution. The vast majority of Egyptian society, from liberals to conservatives, lashed out at the young blogger over the nude image. The page was defaced by Yemeni hackers, who put an X over her image. It was somewhat praised on Twitter, with a number of online activists posting news about the hack. The “Nude Photo Revolutionary” image has sparked a legal case against her, with some calling for the full implementation of Islamic law against the young woman and her boyfriend, Kareem Amr – also a blogger who spent time in jail for his views. Mahdy's nude pictures triggered an uproar in Egypt and was condemned from conservatives and liberals alike. While liberals criticize her of casting a damning light on them ahead of the elections on November 28, fundamentalist Islamists accuse her of “violating morals, inciting indecency and insulting Islam.” Mahdy received threats and harsh criticism for her actions. On Thursday the first legal move against her revolutionary pictures have occurred. The coalition of Islamic law graduates filed a case against her and her boyfriend and blogger, Kareem Amer. The Coalition of Islamic law graduates filed a case against activist Aliya Magda al-Mahdy and her boyfriend, and blogger, Kareem Amer, on Thursday accusing them of “violating morals, inciting indecency and insulting Islam.” The report, which was submitted to the general prosecutor, said the activist published a nude picture of herself “trying to spread her obscene ideology through the nude pictures.” The report was published in full on the coalition's Facebook page, called for Mahdy and Amer to be punished according to Islamic law. “The old constitution and the new declarations of the new one says Islamic law is the source of governing, therefore we asked for Islamic law penalties to be executed on the two bloggers,” Ahmed Yehia, coordinator of the coalition told Bikyamasr.com. “It is an insult to the revolution as these two persons who pretend to be one of the revolutionists and asking for sexual freedoms, they are giving the uprising a bad name,” he continued. BM
