Maikel Nabil, at The Blogs

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Israelis, those walls are your prison

Separating populations only puts up a barrier to seeing each other as human beings

Dec 10, 2012, 5:52 AM

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Making peace by going to Israel

My visit is a message from peaceful Egyptians that we want the violence to end.

Sep 28, 2012, 7:25 AM

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Egypt’s Christians, facing the fate of Egyptian Jews

Tens of thousands of Copts are leaving their homeland every month, and Western countries are opening their doors to them in the knowledge that they could soon face genocide

About Me

Maikel Nabil is an Egyptian activist, and the leader of the “No for Compulsory Military Service Movement.” He became the first conscientious objector to military service in Egypt in 2010, then the first conscious prisoner to boycott military trials in August 2011. He spent 10 months in Egyptian prisons last year (including 130 days on hunger strike) for defending human rights, and is nominated for the next Noble Peace Prize.