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NEWS & LETTERS, MAY 2003
Our Life and Times
Egyptian released
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, an Egyptian-American democracy advocate
whose imprisonment had drawn international condemnation, was acquitted of
charges against him on March 18. Dr. Ibrahim, a world-renowned
sociologist, had been arrested in July 2001 along with 27 associates from his
Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies. He had been charged with
"accepting European Union funds" to produce a documentary that harmed
Egypt's image. Ibrahim had been a commentator on political affairs across
the Arab media, and an outspoken defender of ethnic minorities in the Middle
East. He is the author of IMAGES AND PRACTICES, RACIAL, ETHNIC AND
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN THE ARAB WORLD, as well as other books. He had called
for fair treatment for Egyptian Copts, democratic voting practices, and full
normalization of relations with Israel. --Sheila Sahar |
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