{"id":68814,"date":"2025-02-02T01:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T00:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=68814"},"modified":"2025-02-12T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T11:24:38","slug":"christian-convert-from-islam-freed-after-imprisonment-over-facebook-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/christian-convert-freed","title":{"rendered":"Christian Convert From Islam Freed After Imprisonment Over Facebook Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"68814\" class=\"elementor elementor-68814\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68e8abe9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68e8abe9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39fc2890\" data-id=\"39fc2890\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0b0ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f0b0ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Contributor to Facebook group for Christian converts from Islam has been freed after over three years in detention<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo, father of 5, withstood severe conditions \u2013 and period of hunger strike \u2013 before being released from prison this month, with support from ADF International<\/span><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e19c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14e19c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Abdulbaqi-Abdo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Abdulbaqi-Abdo.jpg 593w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Abdulbaqi-Abdo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Abdulbaqi-Abdo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Abdulbaqi-Abdo-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d53810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d53810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">CAIRO (2 February 2025<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">) &#8211; The father of 5 imprisoned for participating in a private Facebook group about converting to Christianity from Islam has been freed from detention after 3 years \u2013 but his case remains open.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/abdulbaqi-egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo<\/a>, originally from Yemen, was part of a Christian Facebook group that discussed Islamic theology and apologetics. In 2021, Abdo was arrested while he was living as a UNHCR-registered asylum seeker in Egypt. He had originally fled to Egypt because he faced death threats in Yemen after converting to Christianity.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1b6e2f elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"7b1b6e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\"It isn\u2019t right that a government should tear me away from my family, keep me in these awful conditions, <\/span>only because of the faith in which I peacefully choose to believe.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e045fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e045fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He was moved between several detention centers throughout his three years of imprisonment, even undergoing a hunger strike within his final six months in an act of desperation. The husband and father of five suffered from poor health in relation to his heart, liver, and kidneys.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI endured many hardships in prison. It isn\u2019t right that a government should tear me away from my family, keep me in these awful conditions, only because of the faith in which I peacefully choose to believe.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;I thank everyone who prayed for me while I was in prison, cared about and followed up on my case, and shared the joy of my release from prison,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> commented Abdo upon his release.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abdo\u2019s son, Husam Baqi, added:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;It is hideous that individuals are not allowed to believe and express their beliefs freely and are imprisoned or killed for their faith.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4790428 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4790428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\n\"This case shows the extremity of unchecked  <\/span>government censorship in the online age.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa32229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa32229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW141379392 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141379392 BCX0\">Abdo continues to fight his open legal battle with support from ADF International, who helped secure his release<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141379392 BCX0\"> by <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141379392 BCX0\">submitting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141379392 BCX0\"> his case to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW141379392 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40568c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40568c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Global Trend of Online Censorship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d6860c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d6860c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Commenting on the case, <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/kelsey-zorzi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelsey Zorzi<\/a>, Director of Advocacy for Religious Freedom for ADF International, said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe arbitrary detention of this husband and father without a criminal trial, and the lack of an opportunity for him to defend himself against alleged offenses, constitutes a severe violation of human rights.\u202f<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;The peaceful expression of one\u2019s religious convictions cannot be a crime \u2013 not in Egypt, nor anywhere else in the world. This case shows the extremity of unchecked government censorship in the online age. The world must take note.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fa0400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12fa0400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support from around the World<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a95c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a95c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">While Abdo sufered in prison, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, research fellow at Stanford University\u2019s Hoover Institution, described his unfair treatment as \u201cgrotesque\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;The imprisonment of Yemeni refugee Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo at the hands of Egyptian authorities is a surreal example of censorial blasphemy policies in action,&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> she said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Previously a prominent atheist, Ali announced in November that she was converting to Christianity. Because of her outspoken rhetoric against the Muslim Brotherhood, she faces constant death threats.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:420}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;This is the logical conclusion to a trend that empowers authorities to brutalize innocent people for free expression on social media. From China to Pakistan, from Russia to Syria, from the UK to Egypt\u2014free speech must urgently be defended from our age\u2019s resurgent Stalinism,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> she added.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7786bdb1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7786bdb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1606b3fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1606b3fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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