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Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Lawyer creates outrage after rape comment

An Egyptian lawyer who made a case for rape and harassment on satellite TV was caught on Euronews’ radar yesterday. A creature who goes by the name of Nabih Al Wahsh told hosts on Al Asema channel earlier in October that it was a “national” and “patriotic” duty to harass and rape women who dress revealingly. The National Council for Women is reportedly pursuing legal action against Al Wahsh and the channel that hosted him. You can view the full clip for yourselves here (runtime 2:08) or don’t grace the attention-seeking [redacted] with your clicks.
Also worth noting in brief:

  • The rainbow flag saga was back in international headlinesthis morning after prosecutors extended the detention of one the concert arrestees
  • Some 20 Chinese Uyghur students in Egypt remain unaccounted after security forces allegedly began arresting and deporting them en masse earlier this year, Radio Free Asia reports.
  • Egyptian actor Amr Waked was sentenced to three months in prison for “damaging a car parked outside his Cairo home,” a charge he denied, the AP reports.
  • An American woman spent as much as EGP 60k to airlift 14 stray dogs and a street cat to New York to save them from animal abuse in Cairo, according to the Associated Press.

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