This is the face of the intolerance of the Egyptian Military Dictatorship 'Gay Egyptians living in “constant fear” as crackdown from authorities and media worsens'. In recent months, 150 suspected homosexuals have been arrested and detained, while reporting by pro-government media has further fuelled prejudice against gay people. Muslim scholars and prosecutors have condoned the arrests, arguing that “homosexuals are shameful to God” and that “it is the government’s duty to protect morality”. As a respected Washington lawyer comments, if there is any time to rethink a MOU with Egypt, it is now. Any need for "emergency restrictions" has long since passed. This is no time to reward the generals for their continuing crackdown on dissent and repression of human rights, human rights and freedoms which our State Department and its Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supposedly stand up for.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Egypt Dictates Bedroom Behavior
This is the face of the intolerance of the Egyptian Military Dictatorship 'Gay Egyptians living in “constant fear” as crackdown from authorities and media worsens'. In recent months, 150 suspected homosexuals have been arrested and detained, while reporting by pro-government media has further fuelled prejudice against gay people. Muslim scholars and prosecutors have condoned the arrests, arguing that “homosexuals are shameful to God” and that “it is the government’s duty to protect morality”. As a respected Washington lawyer comments, if there is any time to rethink a MOU with Egypt, it is now. Any need for "emergency restrictions" has long since passed. This is no time to reward the generals for their continuing crackdown on dissent and repression of human rights, human rights and freedoms which our State Department and its Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supposedly stand up for.
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