Tag Archives: Homosexuality

Human Rights Watch, Egypt, and the Oscars

Posted on March 13, 2019 by nervana111

  International human rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a recent article titled: ‘Egypt should win an Oscar for hypocrisy over praise for Rami Malek.’ Neela Ghosal, a senior researcher in the organisation, wrote that Egypt’s positive reaction to … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 4 ( Jan 21-27)

Posted on January 28, 2019 by nervana111

Top Headlines IMF clears way for $2 billion loan payment to Egypt France’s Macron visits Egypt amid defense and rights concerns Sudan’s Bashir lands in Cairo for talks with Egypt’s Sisi Islamic State says it attacked soldiers, captured Christian in … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality and Egypt’s farcical moral code

Posted on October 16, 2017 by nervana111

Here is an English version for my Arabic piece for Al-Hurra   He was shy and introverted, yet polite and respectable, but there was something intriguing about my acquaintance I could not quite figure out. The intrigue ended one day when … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 39-2017 (Sept 25-Oct1)

Posted on October 2, 2017 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egyptian air force strikes arms convoy at Egypt’s western border with Libya  Libya arrested perpetrators of beheading of 21 Copts in 2015 Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide sentenced to life in prison in ‘Beni Suef riots’ case Egyptian police … Continue reading →

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