There’s a rally at 3:30 p.m. in front of the Egyptian consulate today calling on the Egyptian government to free an imprisoned blogger. Kareem Amer faces up to nine years in prison for writing blog posts critical of extremism within Islam and the government of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, and his trial begins tomorrow. Any interested Cornerites in the area of 2nd Ave. and 58th St. in Manhattan can find information about the rally and the case at FreeKareem.com.