{"id":310863,"date":"2010-02-12T07:36:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T12:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/?p=122500"},"modified":"2010-02-12T07:36:01","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T12:36:01","slug":"egypt-blogger-loses-job-for-uncovering-fake-virginity-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/310863","title":{"rendered":"Egypt: Blogger loses job for uncovering fake virginity story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While bleeding on the wedding night is still the proof of the bride&#39;s honor in Egypt and Middle Eastern countries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rnw.nl\/english\">Radio Netherlands <\/a>broadcast an Arabic translation of the Chinese advertisement of the <em>Artificial Virginity Hymen kit<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youm7.com\/News.asp?NewsID=136364\">Youm7 newspaper <\/a>announced that the product will be available on the Egyptian market for LE 83. And as if Egyptian women were all waiting for the miracle hymen to embark on pre-marital sex, conservative parliament members want <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/10\/05\/egypt-fake-hymen-kit-may-_n_309737.html\">the product banned and any importer exiled or beheaded<\/a>. Egyptians began wondering if <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/2009\/10\/08\/will-egypt-import-chinese-hymens\/\">Egypt will start importing Chinese Hymens <\/a>and <em>Amira Al Tahawi<\/em>, who used to work with <em>Radio Netherlands<\/em> at the time, got fired for blowing the whistle over the fabricated Chinese hymen story.<\/p>\n<p>On her blog <em>Amira Al Tahawi <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/kashfun.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/blog-post_8358.html\">wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic\">\u0646\u0639\u0645! \u0641\u0641\u064a \u0662\u0666 \u064a\u0646\u0627\u064a\u0631 \u0662\u0660\u0661\u0660 \u062a\u0644\u0642\u064a\u062a \u0631\u0633\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0628\u0641\u0635\u0644\u064a \u0645\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a \u0643\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0627\u0630\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0647\u0648\u0644\u0646\u062f\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0629 \u0628\u0633\u0628\u0628 \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0646\u0634\u0631\u062a\u0647 \u0646\u0647\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u0627\u0636\u062d\u0629 \u0648\u062e\u0644\u0648\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u064a \u0623\u062f\u0644\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u064a \u0631\u0648\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u062a\u062c \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0639\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0648\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0633\u0645\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0636\u064a \u062d\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0645\u0644\u0641\u0642\u0629 \u0646\u0634\u0631\u062a \u0628\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0630\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0662\u0662 \u0623\u063a\u0633\u0637\u0633 \u0662\u0660\u0660\u0669 \u0639\u0646 \u201c\u0631\u0648\u0627\u062c \u063a\u0634\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0643\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0646\u064a\u201d \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u060c \u0648\u0623\u0646\u0647 &#8220;\u0645\u062e\u062a\u0631\u0639 \u0648\u0645\u0635\u0646\u0648\u0639 \u062e\u0635\u064a\u0635\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0627\u062a&#8221; \u060c \u0648\u0643\u0646\u062a \u0642\u062f \u0637\u0644\u0628\u062a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0630\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u062a\u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u0623 \u0641\u064a \u0631\u0633\u0627\u0644\u0629 &#8211; \u0644\u0627\u0632\u0644\u062a \u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0638 \u0628\u0647\u0627 &#8211; \u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0661\u0664 \u0633\u0628\u062a\u0645\u0628\u0631 \u0662\u0660\u0660\u0669 \u0648\u0630\u0644\u0643 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0623\u0646 \u0646\u0634\u0631\u062a \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 \u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0630\u0628\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642\u0629 &#8211; \u0646\u0642\u0644\u0627 \u0639\u0646 \u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a \u0627\u062d\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0630\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0643\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631 &#8211; \u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u0643\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0627 \u0623\u0646\u0641\u0633\u0647\u0645 \u0639\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0645\u0627 \u0628\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0644 \u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u062a\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0646\u0630 \u0661\u0669\u0669\u0663 \u0648\u0644\u0645 \u064a\u062e\u062a\u0631\u0639 \u0627\u0648\u064a\u0635\u0646\u0639 \u062a\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0627\u0646\u062a\u0628\u0647\u062a \u0644\u0640 &#8220;\u0634\u064a\u0632\u0648\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0631\u063a\u0628\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u062e\u0641\u0627\u0621 \u0639\u062f\u0645 \u0639\u0630\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0621&#8221; \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u062c\u0627\u0621 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0643\u064a\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0646\u0634\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0630\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0648\u062f\u0648\u0646 \u062d\u062a\u0649 \u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0642\u0631\u0623\u0647\u0627 \u0623\u062d\u062f \u0644\u062a\u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d \u0627\u062e\u0637\u0627\u0626\u0647\u0627.<\/div>\n<div class=\"translation\">Yes! I was fired over a blog post I published last December! On 26 January, 2010, I received a termination letter putting an end to my job as a Cairo correspondent\u00a0 for Radio Netherlands. In my post I proved that that station published false unverified information on 22 August, 2009, regarding the penetration of the Chinese &#8220;Artificial Hymen&#8221; in the Arab world. The information broadcast on the Radio said that the fake hymen is manufactured specially for Arab and Muslim women ignoring the fact that the product has been available in Japan since 1993 and it was not specially produced by the Chinese who realized the schizophrenic condition of Arab women who need to fake their virginity. I asked the station to correct the factual errors with that piece of fabricated news in an email dated 14 September. My request fell on deaf ears and many Egyptian news portals further spread the lie without bothering to investigate the facts or the sources quoted.<\/div>\n<p>Many bloggers found the decision to fire her ridiculous and unjustified; <em>Nawara Negm<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/tahyyes.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/blog-post_11.html\">wondered<\/a>: <\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic\">\u0648\u0647\u064a \u0644\u0645 \u062a\u0633\u0626 \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0630\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u0644\u0646\u062f\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629\u060c \u0628\u0627\u064a \u062d\u0642 \u0628\u064a\u0641\u0635\u0644\u0648\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u0647\u0627\u061f \u0639\u0645\u0648\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u0631\u0627\u0641\u0639\u0629 \u0642\u0636\u064a\u0629 \u062f\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a<br \/>\n\u0639\u0627\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0646 \u0646\u0635\u064a\u062d \u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u0642\u0649 \u064a\u0627 \u0634\u0628\u0627\u0628<\/div>\n<div class=\"translation\">Why are they firing her? She did not write anything offensive about Radio Netherlands. Anyway, She is suing them &#8230; let&#39;s give her a hand guys!<\/div>\n<p><em>Eman Hashim<\/em> is lamenting the integrity of journalism; she <a href=\"http:\/\/thawratalbanafseg.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/blog-post_11.html\">wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic\">\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0641\u0649 \u0645\u0635\u0631 \u0628\u0642\u0649 \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0643\u062a\u064a\u0631 \u0642\u0627\u0639\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u0649 \u0628\u064a\u0648\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u0628\u064a\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0639 \u0648 \u062c\u0631\u0648\u0628\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0633 \u0628\u0648\u0643 \u0627\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0628\u0642\u0649 \u0645\u0634 \u0628\u0628\u0627\u0644\u063a. \u0627\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u062f\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a\u0649 \u0645\u0631\u0641\u0648\u062f\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0648 \u0645\u0627\u0646\u0639\u064a\u0646 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u062d\u0642\u0648\u0642\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0629 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u0628\u064a\u0629<br \/>\n\u0648 \u0643\u0644 \u062f\u0647 \u0639\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0642\u0627\u0644\u062a \u0644\u0623\u0629<br \/>\n\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0646\u0641\u0633\u0647\u0627 \u0643\u062a\u0628\u062a \u0643\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0635\u064a\u0644 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0628\u0637 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0635\u064a\u0644 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0647\u0646\u0627. \u064a\u0627 \u0631\u064a\u062a \u0646\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0635\u0648\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0648 \u0646\u0648\u0635\u0644 \u0642\u0635\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u0643\u0644. \u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0646\u0644\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0649 \u0628\u064a\u0633\u0643\u062a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0647 , \u064a\u0627 \u0631\u064a\u062a \u0646\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0649 \u0628\u064a\u062a\u0643\u0644\u0645.<br \/>\n\u0627\u0646\u0634\u0631\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0639 \u0641\u0649 \u0643\u0644 \u062d\u062a\u0629. \u0639\u0631\u0641\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0630\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0647\u0648\u0644\u0646\u062f\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u0649 \u0648 \u0631\u062f \u0641\u0639\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647 \u0646\u0634\u0631 \u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0643\u0627\u0630\u0628 \u0639\u0646\u062f\u0647\u0627. \u0641\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0646\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u0641\u064a\u0629\u061f \u0641\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u062d\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621\u061f \u0641\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u062d\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0647\u0645 \u0644\u0646\u0641\u0633\u0647\u0645 \u0643\u0627\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a\u064a\u0646\u061f \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u064a\u0637\u0644\u0639\u0648\u0627 \u0645\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u0628\u0633\u0627\u0637\u0629 \u0648 \u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u062d\u0631\u0627\u062c \u0646\u0641\u0633\u0647\u0645 \u0648 \u064a\u0642\u0648\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0636\u0631\u0628 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u062a\u0646\u0634\u0631 \u063a\u0644\u0637. \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u064a\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0649 \u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629 &#8230; \u0627\u0649 \u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629. \u0644\u0643\u0646 \u0627\u0646\u0647\u0645 \u064a\u0631\u0641\u0636\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0636\u064a\u062d \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0643\u0630\u064a\u0628 \u0648 \u064a\u062a\u0643\u0628\u0631\u0648\u0627 \u064a\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0641\u0648\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0644\u0637 \u0648 \u0643\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0631\u0641\u062f\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0649 \u0642\u0627\u0644\u062a \u0644\u0623 &#8230; \u064a\u0628\u0642\u0649 \u062a\u0647\u0631\u064a\u062c \u0631\u0633\u0645\u0649<\/div>\n<div class=\"translation\">Journalism in Egypt has been infested with many so called journalists who make news and create scoops out of <em>Facebook<\/em> groups. Amira got fired and is being denied her financial and moral rights because she said NO! Amira wrote the details on her blog so let&#39;s give her a louder voice and let everyone know the truth. We blame the silent for their silence but we owe those who have a voice a microphone. Is that how Radio Netherlands deal with false news? Where is their integrity? Where is their respect to their readers and listeners? They could have easily published a correction or anything &#8230; anything at all. The fact that they did not publish a clarification or a verification of any sort is sad but firing an honest journalist for exposing fallacies is a practical joke.<\/div>\n<p><em>Dr. Mostafa El Nagaar<\/em> wrote in Amira&#39;s defense <a href=\"http:\/\/anam3ahom.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/blog-post_12.html\">saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic\">\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646 \u062a\u062a\u0623\u0644\u0645 \u0645\u0645\u0627 \u062d\u062f\u062b \u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0648\u0647\u064a \u062a\u062f\u0641\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0645\u0646 \u0646\u0638\u0631\u0627 \u0644\u0648\u0642\u0641\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u062c\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0646\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0632\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0627\u064a\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u060c \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u062a\u062f\u0641\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0646 \u062b\u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0648\u0642\u0641\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0628\u064a\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639 \u0639\u0646 \u0633\u0645\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a\u0646 \u062a\u0648\u0631\u0637 \u0628\u0639\u0636 \u0623\u062f\u0639\u064a\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0648\u0631\u0648\u062c\u0648\u0627 \u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0627\u062a \u064a\u0646\u062a\u0638\u0631\u0646 \u063a\u0634\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0643\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0646\u0627\u0639\u064a \u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0646 \u0635\u0646\u0639\u062a\u0647 \u062e\u0635\u064a\u0635\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a \u060c \u0623\u0633\u062a\u062d\u064a \u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0636\u0648\u0639 \u0648\u0623\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0641\u064a\u0647 \u0628\u0636\u064a\u0642 \u0644\u0633\u062e\u0627\u0641\u062a\u0647 \u0648\u0644\u0643\u0646 \u0623\u062f\u0639\u0648\u0627 \u0643\u0644 \u0627\u0645\u0631\u0623\u0629 \u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u062f\u0627\u0641\u0639 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0646\u0629 \u062a\u062f\u0641\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0645\u0646 \u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639\u0627 \u0639\u0646 \u0633\u0645\u0639\u0629 \u0628\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0644\u062f\u0647\u0627 \u060c \u0627\u062f\u0639\u0648\u0627 \u0645\u0646\u0638\u0645\u0627\u062a \u062d\u0642\u0648\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0623\u0629 \u0627\u0646 \u062a\u062a\u0636\u0627\u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0628\u0634\u0643\u0644 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a \u0648\u0641\u0648\u0631\u064a \u062d\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0646\u0627\u0644 \u062d\u0642\u0648\u0642\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0646\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0645 \u0627\u0647\u062f\u0627\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u0633\u0628\u0628 \u0645\u0648\u0642\u0641\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u062c\u0627\u0639 \u060c \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0635\u062d \u0627\u0646 \u062a\u062c\u062f \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0646\u0641\u0633\u0647\u0627 \u0648\u062d\u062f\u0647\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0634\u0643\u0644\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0647\u064a \u0635\u0641\u0639\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u064a \u0648\u062c\u0648\u0647\u0646\u0627 \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0639\u0627 \u0648\u0646\u062d\u0646 \u0646\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0645\u062c\u0631\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0630\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0633\u0627\u0621\u0648\u0627 \u0644\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u0635\u0631\u060c \u0627\u062f\u0639\u0648\u0627 \u0643\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0641\u0627\u0621 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u0642\u0641\u0648\u0627 \u0645\u0639 \u0641\u062a\u0627\u0629 \u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0646\u062d\u0627\u0632\u062a \u0644\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0628\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0621 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0637\u0646 \u0641\u062f\u0641\u0639\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0645\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"translation\">Amira is now suffering the dire consequences of her professionalism and nobility. She is paying the high price for ethical journalism. She needs someone to defend her the way she defended Egyptian girls when imposters claimed that they are waiting for the fake hymen to cover up for their immorality. I urge every Egyptian woman to return the favor and defend Amira who lost her job. I am asking all Women&#39;s Rights organizations to show their solidarity with Amira. We officially ask for a clear apology from those who tarnished our reputation and I am asking all those who speak in the name of honor to show their support.<\/div>\n<p><em>Mostafa Fathi<\/em> also posted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/mostafa-fathi\/n-myr-lty-flt-mn-mlh-bsbb-gs-lbkr-lyny\/299953978724\">a note on <em>Facebook <\/em><\/a>and <em>Karim El Beheiry<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/egyworkers.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/blog-post_3624.html\">published a post on his blog <\/a>in solidarity with Amira.<\/p>\n<p><em>In October 2009, Mohamed Al Rahal ordered a hymen kit and posted photos in his blog, as noted in <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/2009\/10\/29\/egypt-egyptian-male-blogger-orders-artificial-hymen\/\">a previous Global Voices story<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While bleeding on the wedding night is still the proof of the bride&#39;s honor in Egypt and Middle Eastern countries, Radio Netherlands broadcast an Arabic translation of the Chinese advertisement of the Artificial Virginity Hymen kit. Youm7 newspaper announced that the product will be available on the Egyptian market for LE 83. And as if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-310863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}