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Permalink Reply by Hope on March 24, 2011 at 3:04pm

I will reply,

The virginity test is really the most stupid Arabic concept....

I myself hate it so much..

 

Arabs really should grow up! 

Permalink Reply by Hope on March 24, 2011 at 10:55pm

I'm not egyptian btw,

but we have the same traditions and language..etc.

and I really dont know if this is real or claim?

if it's real then, it must be disgusting! and should be reported..

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on March 25, 2011 at 1:24pm

Investigate torture and forced 'virginity testing' on Egyptian women

After army officers violently cleared Tahrir square of protesters on March 9, 2011, at least 18 women were rounded up in military detention. The protesters told Amnesty International that they were beaten, given electric shocks, subjected to strip searches while being photographed by male soldiers, then forced to submit to ‘virginity checks’ and threatened with prostitution charges.

We're demanding that Egyptian officials investigate the allegations and stop this shocking and degrading treatment of women protestors. Call on Secretary Clinton to use her influence to demand immediate action.

Permalink Reply by Hope on March 28, 2011 at 3:06pm

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights

I hope they do something about that issue.

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on November 23, 2011 at 10:30am

Against all odds: ‘Virginity test’ victim awaits her verdict

Samira Ibrahim, who pursued legal action against the Egyptian military for allegedly forcing her to undergo a ‘virginity test,’ anxiously awaits the verdict of the State Council on November 29.

Five human rights organizations are supporting her case against the military and the case garnered interest in the international media. Her case could break new ground for women’s rights, but Ibrahim has been warned by her own lawyers that it is an uphill battle and that there is little in the way of physical evidence.

Still, Ibrahim remains persistent in her fight to make sure no Egyptian woman will be coerced by the army to go through ‘virginity testing,‘ which her lawyers argue constitutes an unlawful sexual assault under both Egyptian and International law.

“I know the odds are against me,” Ibrahim admits. [continue]