New Pictures of Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, the Nude Blogger

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, the nude blogger, will face a lawsuit by an Egyptian group of Islamic law graduates.

The 20-year-old activist and student at the American University in Cairo made the headlines this week for a series of naked pictures that she published on Twitter under her real name in a protest against Islamic extremism. Her move sparked a heated debate on twitter. Some praised her move, while others left outraged comments.

"Put the models who worked at the Faculty of Fine Arts until the early 1970s on trial," she told her critics. "Hide art books and smash nude archaeological statues, then take your clothes off and look at yourselves in the mirror. Burn your self-despised bodies in order to get rid of your sexual complexes forever, before directing your sexist insults at me or denying me the freedom of expression," Aliaa said.

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, Nude Blogger, Gains Support from Egyptian Diaspora

The hash tag #NudePhotoRevolutionary went viral after Ahmed Awadalla, who works in the field of human rights, health, sexuality and gender tweeted: "@3awadalla: A feminist #Jan25 revolutionary posted her nude photo on the internet to express her freedom. I'm totally taken back by her bravery".

Aliaa defines herself as "Secular, Liberal, Feminist, Vegetarian, Individualist Egyptian". In a tweet, she said "I took my nude photo myself in my parent's home months before I met @Kareemamer [her boyfriend] and I'm atheist since I was 16".