Maikel Nabil Sanad

Maikel Nabil Sanad
Maikel Nabil (left) in an interview with Tom Gross at the Geneva Summit in 2012
Born (1985-10-01) 1 October 1985 (age 39)
Asyut, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Known forPolitical activism, blogging, leader of No to Compulsory Military Service Movement

Maikel Nabil Sanad[1] (also transcribed as Michael [2] Egyptian Arabic: مايكل نبيل سند, IPA: [ˈmɑjkel næˈbiːl ˈsænæd]; born 1 October 1985) is an Egyptian political activist, blogger, and a former political prisoner. He became famous in 2010 for refusing to serve in the Egyptian army,[3] then in 2011 for his role in the Egyptian revolution.

Nabil is the first Egyptian blogger to be arrested solely for his opinion.[4] He is known for promoting liberal democratic values in Egypt, and campaigning for peaceful relations between Egypt and Israel.[5] Nabil has called himself Egypt's "only" pro-Israel activist.[5] He currently lives in exile in the United States.[6]

  1. ^ "Maikel Nabil Sanad مايكل نبيل سند: About me". Maikelnabil.com. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  2. ^ VOA News: Imprisoned Egyptian Blogger's Hunger Strike Fights Military Rule (13 October 2011)
  3. ^ Nahmias, Roee (25 October 2010). "Egyptian refusenik: I'm pro-Israel". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  4. ^ "Atheist and pro-Israel, Maikel Nabil tests free speech in Egypt". Christian Science Monitor. 2012-03-29. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  5. ^ a b "Egypt in Flux: A young pacifist versus the Egyptian army - Middle East - Jerusalem Post". jpost.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  6. ^ "Fulfilling the Arab Spring - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.