I previously blogged about Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman, the 22 year old Egyptian standing trial for insulting Islam, the Egyptian president, and other “crimes.” Unfortunately, things have become worse for him:

An Egyptian blogger was convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday in Egypt’s first prosecution of a blogger.

Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year-old former student at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, an Islamic institution, had pleaded innocent to all charges, and human rights groups had called for his release.

Certainly bad news for anyone who desires freedom in the Middle East. More info here. Other reaction from Michelle Malkin, Harry’s Place, and Michael Silence.