 He was detained for twelve days, and his books and personal writings were confiscated.Early in 2006, Amer was expelled from al-Azhar University, Damanhour Campus, for criticizing some of the university's Islamist instructors, writing in his blog that the "professors and sheikhs at al-Azhar who ... stand against anyone who thinks freely" would "end up in the dustbin of history".He also posted writings that promoted secularism and women's rights.