Egypt: Heba Mohammed Najeeb – between a rock and a hard place · Global Voices
Marwa Rakha

Heba Najeeb
Between those who support her right to choose and those who urge her to conform to traditions and Saudi law, 27-year-old Egyptian Heba Najeeb is trapped between a rock and a hard place.
From her blog, Heba reached out to Egyptian bloggers asking for their help:
In a post dedicated to explaining her reasons, she wrote:
Heba has corresponded with several human rights bodies in Egypt and in Saudi Arabia, the Egyptian consulate in Saudi Arabia, the Egyptian Ministry of Interior, the UN in Riyadh, some foreign embassies, the UNCHR, the Egyptian Ambassador in Riyadh, and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – all in vain. She has also met with several Saudi princes, who turned a deaf ear to her request to leave the kingdom.
Heba states in her plea:
Many bloggers gave her a louder voice; Amr Ezzat gave her unconditional support saying:
Ibn Abdel Aziz wrote a post titled: Let Heba tell you about oppression
Magi said:
Radwa Osama wrote:
Bent Al Kamar insists that
and Rasha ElKheshin highlights Heba's misery saying:
Wa7da Masreya was infuriated as she cited the law:
Lasto Adri posted a link to Heba's support group on Facebook and linked to other supporting bloggers.
And Azza Moghazy repeats:
while Farida, in solidarity with Heba, questions the reasons behind patronage in Islam:
Along with many other Egyptians who have heard Heba‘s story, Farouk Adel wonders:
Enas Lotfy posted a video interview [Arabic with English subtitles] with Heba on Skype.
Asmaa Aly summed Heba‘s dilemma saying: