Ahmed Seif El-Islam
| Ahmed Seif El-Islam أحمد سيف الاسلام |
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| Born |
أحمد سيف الإسلام عبد الفتاح حمد January 9, 1951 Damanhour, Egypt |
| Died | August 24, 2014 (aged 63) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
| Spouse(s) | Laila Soueif |
| Children | Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Sanaa Seif and Mona Seif |
| Website | http://ahmedseif.wordpress.com/ |
Ahmed Seif El-Islam (1951-2014, Arabic أحمد سيف الاسلام) was an Egyptian communist, human rights activist and lawyer. He was father of three social activists Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Sanaa Seif and Mona Seif. His wife was social activist and professor Laila Soueif, sister of novelist Ahdaf Soueif.
Ahmed Seif El-Islam was born in Hosh Eissa, Beheira Governorate . He graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science of Cairo University in 1977. While serving a five- year sentence in prison for a free speech case, he received a degree in law from Cairo University in 1989. He also received a degree in criminal law from the same University.
In the 70s, Seif was a leader in the student movement; accordingly, he got arrested and tortured by the police forces several times, especially in the so-called “organized popular movement” case. In prison and during his detention period, he got his bachelor's degree in Law. After he was released, he volunteered to defend defendants with various affiliations, in cases concerning opinion; as an example: “Revolutionary Socialists” case, “Islamic Liberation Party” case in 2003 and 2004. He defended also many cases before the high Constitutional Court.
In 2008, Seif was part of the team defending 49 persons, who were tried before the high State Security Court in Tanta, North Cairo. They were accused of participating in popular protests on 6 April 2008. The protest was in solidarity with the Mahala workers strike, which was primarily in the state-run textile industry, in response to low wages and rising food costs; however, violent clashes between the police and protestors took part. The lawyers’ team claimed that all confessions from the side of defendants were taken under pressure out of torture during their detention period. The case ended up acquitting and freeing 27 defendants and convicting 22 others.
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