The arrest and detainment in full custody of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim and many of his young employees, along with the search of his home and the premises of the Ibn Khaldoun Center is a tremendous blow to anyone who knows Dr. Saad Eddin or has come across the work which the Center has been involved in. The hope was that he would be freed after spending fifteen days in prison but the decision to renew custody constitutes a second disappointment.