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**Pete** · 06-20-2011, 19:46

Egypt's defiant women fear being cast aside

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13796966

"............Activists say the offence was compounded by comments from a senior Egyptian general recently reported by the US network CNN.

"These women were not like your daughter or mine," the channel reported him saying. "They were girls who had camped out in tents, with male protesters.

"We didn't want the women to say we had sexually assaulted or raped them. So we wanted to prove they weren't virgins in the first place."

The Egyptian military has since denied that virginity tests were carried out. But that has not satisfied women activists. The issue has only compounded fears that they are being squeezed out of the political dialogue..............."

September is getting closer and closer.

06-20-2011, 19:46	#2
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Egypt's defiant women fear being cast aside Egypt's defiant women fear being cast aside http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13796966 "............Activists say the offence was compounded by comments from a senior Egyptian general recently reported by the US network CNN. "These women were not like your daughter or mine," the channel reported him saying. "They were girls who had camped out in tents, with male protesters. "We didn't want the women to say we had sexually assaulted or raped them. So we wanted to prove they weren't virgins in the first place." The Egyptian military has since denied that virginity tests were carried out. But that has not satisfied women activists. The issue has only compounded fears that they are being squeezed out of the political dialogue..............." September is getting closer and closer.
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