Mubarak and al Azhar strike back

Abdel Kareem Suleiman, an Egyptian blogger, got sentenced to four years in prison. It was the government sponsored Islamic universtity of al Azhar who took the initiative to press charges against him. Apparently, his accusation against al Azhar of suppressing free thought was too much of an insult to ignore. In addition to naming al Azhar "the university of terrorism", Mr Suleiman criticized Hosni Mubarak's dictatorial politics. The result: three years for insulting Islam, and one year for insulting Mr Mubarak. Al Azhar and Mubarak have done a great job clearing their names of any suspicions of suppressing the freedom of expression. Dictator, who me?