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Mona Eltahawy Arrested, Beaten, Sexually Asaulted in Egypt

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by YankeeFan, Nov 24, 2011.

  1. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    She's been released, but has a broken left arm and a broken right hand.

    Her twitter feed is horrific. She tweeted that she was arrested, and then hours of silence:

    http://twitter.com/#!/monaeltahawy

    CBS News:

     
    YankeeFan, Nov 24, 2011
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  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Thought more folks would be interested in this story of an Egyptian-American Journalist being beaten & sexually assaulted.

    Here she is interviewed on CNN:

    http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/11/24/idesk-eltahawy-egypt-assault.cnn#/video/world/2011/11/24/idesk-eltahawy-egypt-assault.cnn
     
    YankeeFan, Nov 25, 2011
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  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Targeted for being a woman:

    "I think I was the only woman on the front line at that time." ... "It was like I was set on by a gang of beasts."
     
    YankeeFan, Nov 25, 2011
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