The editors also called regularly for the release of imprisoned free-speech advocates including Alaa Abd El-Fattah and Abdel Monem Mahmoud.
On 28 November, police stormed the house of prominent activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, assaulted his wife and arrested him.
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Amongst its 152 founding members were many well-known personalities such as political activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, novelist Ahdaf Soueif, April 6 Youth Movement co-founder Ahmed Maher, labour lawyer Haitham Mohamedain of the Revolutionary Socialists, economist Wael Gamal, leftist activist Wael Khalil and Human Rights lawyer Gamal Eid.
Chaka Fattah | Abd al-Karim Qasim | Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri | Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri | Alaa Abd El-Fattah | Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar | Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik | Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi | Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa | Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab | Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud | Abd ar-Rahman II | Abd al Kuri | 'Abd al-Ilah | Abd al Haqq Kielan | Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mizzi | Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud | Samir Abdel Fattah | Noha Abd Rabo | Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik | Khawr Abd Allah | Karima Abd-Daif | Jabir ibn Abd-Allah | Israa Abdel Fattah | Ibn 'Abd al-Barr | Hassan Alaa Eddin | Dato' Seri Ir Hj. Mohammad Nizar Bin Jamaluddin v. Dato' Dr. Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir | Alaa El-Din Abdul Moneim | Alaa Al Aswany |
Chaka Fattah, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
Al Kamali began his career with Al Wahda at the age of seven, where he played in the club's youth teams, a physical education teacher at his school was impressed with his talent, who took him to the Al Wahda club in Bani Yas, where he attracted the attention of the Egyptian coach Abdel Fattah coach of the youth teams at that time, Al Wahda signed him after selection by the coach Abdel Fattah.
He began service in Armored Corps and learn on the hands of the great leaders and in this period began the formation of the Free Officers Movement and was with him in the corps of the Free Officers Abdel Fattah Ali Ahmed (God's mercy) and was present also Hussein El-Shafei but did not speak with them in politics and through Tharwat Okasha he joined the Free Officers and participated in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
After a few years anchoring the now-defunct noon broadcast with Tim Lake, she was promoted to the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news in March 1995.