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Egypt: Scholars decry lesbian scene in Egyptian movie

 

DUBAI (AlArabiya.net)

10.1.2008

 

Religious scholars in Egypt are outraged by a lesbian

scene in a new movie, telling audiences to stay away from the sinful flick and calling for the director and actresses to be prosecuted.

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The Oprah Winfrey Show : Being gay in Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taken from : www.youtube.com 6.11.07

This is a clip of an Egyptian who is gay, talking about it on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

 

 

 

Article: For gay Egyptians, life online is the only choice

By Liam Stack - First Published 5/18/2007
 

Growing up in a small delta city, Gamal Alaa always knew that he wasn’t like his school mates... Full Article

 

 

Man killed for failing to pay for gay sex

First Published: January 5, 2007

Police have detained a man for allegedly chopping up a German drama teacher and dumping his body... Full Story

 

Where can you meet gays in Egypt ?

Internet sites to meet/chat with guys in Egypt :

GayDar:

 

GayRomeo:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Population :

70,712,342 (2002)

Internet users:

600,000

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Gay from Cairo living in Canada and then the mother is comming...

 

 

 

 

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Movie : The Yacoubian Building

 

YouTube trailer of

The Yacoubian Building

 

sparks controversy but draws crowds with harsh depiction of Egypt

Nadia Aboul El-Magd
First Published: September 23, 2006

 

It's an odd choice for Egyptian popular entertainment: a bleak movie about corruption, torture and political stagnation in a country where cinematic happy endings are the norm. But audiences are still packing the theaters at a time of widespread discontent in the Arab world.

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Egypt released the Israeli

gay tourist

6.8.03 Full story

 

Israeli gay tourist was arrested in Egypt

GME News

26.6.03

 

An Israeli tourist  was arrested in Egypt few days ago. The guy, 31 from Jerusalem, is held already for several days now under intensive interrogation by the authorities in prison in Cairo.  According to our information, the guy was arrested after trying to invite and get people, that he wanted to have sex with, to gay parties he was about to throw.

GME News spoke today with the spokesman of Israel embassy in Egypt, Israel Tikochenski : " I can confirm you that there was an arrest of an Israeli guy in Egypt but I can't give you more information about it right now."

The spokesman guaranteed GME, that the Israeli embassy is doing all in it's power to help the person. No farther details can be given at the moment. GME will update it's readers within any development.

 

Egyptian Teenager Sentenced for Gay Internet Posting

25.2.04

From El Akhbar in Cairo

A seventeen years old private universitystudent received a 17 years sentence in prison including 2 years hard labor, for posting a personal profile on a gay dating site. The Student was arrested outside the American University in Midan Al Tahrir (Liberation Plaza) in Cairo yesterday. He is accused of "offences" to the public good, the honor of society, and a contempt to moral principles and social tradition. The sentence was issued by the Jahah court in Cairo by A'laa Deen Shoja'a under the supervision of heads of court Rida Shazzli and Mohamed Moheb.

 

More Witch Hunt in Egypt :

Egypt police arrest 62 suspected gay men

Taken from Planet Out

24.9.03

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Egyptian pope condemns homosexuality 18.9.03

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Do you know what it feel like for a gay in Egypt ?

 

If you wondered how is it to live as a gay in Egypt, you must read this letter that was sent two years ago:

   

"...This is the country I live in. I have no idea how long will I be able to stay alive here. First my problems as a gay Egyptian were limited to social stigma and rejection, which is why I am still closeted. My encounters with other gay men here were always through the Egyptian chat room on a gay site.
That was my only refuge. All the meetings were done in complete secrecy under a lot of mental stress. Now the chat is not even an option..."

The full letter

 

 

 

 

 

Sexual activity : 

Same-sex male : 

Legal But...

Egyptian law does not explicitly refer to homosexuality, but a wide range of laws covering obscenity and public morality are punishable by jail terms. Contempt of religion (falsely interpreting the Koran and exploiting Islam to promote deviant ideas), is punishable by up to five years in jail. Immoral behavior (debauchery offense), is          punishable by up to a maximum sentence of three years in jail. The age of sexual consent is 18.***

 

same-sex female : 

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Human Rights Watch Report :

Egypt: Crackdown on Homosexual Conduct Exposes Torture Crisis

(Cairo, March 1, 2004)

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