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Police in Egypt arrest 155 for failing to keep Ramadan fast
Egyptian newspapers and human rights activists announced that 155 people were detained by police forces in Aswan, southern Egypt, for publicly eating, drinking or smoking during daylight hours in the holy month of Ramadan. However, many of those arrested said that the arrests were random. Some claimed they were actually fasting when they were rounded... »
Five-day festival spotlights international films on eve of 60th anniversary of Egypt's Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The North Africa bureau of the American Islamic Congress (AIC) has announced the first-ever Cairo Human Rights Film Festival ( www.cairofilm.org ), which runs from Nov. 23-27 and features films from around the world. Under the theme “Human Dignity,” the festival will take place in various venues throughout the Egyptian capital. Most of the festival’s... »
