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| Egyptian information minister faces sexual harassment accusations |
| 2013-04-18 |
| [Al Ahram] Egyptian Information Minister Salah Abdel-Maksoud was accused of harassment following a comment he made to a female journalist at a conference held earlier this week. A complaint was lodged against Abdel-Maksoud on Wednesday for alleged "verbal harassment, undermining public morals and making sexual insinuations." Abdel-Maksoud, who is also a member of Egypt's Moslem Brüderbund group, was speaking at a conference at Al-Azhar University's mass communications department when he was asked by a journalist from the Hoqouq news website about media freedoms in Egypt. Abdel-Maksoud responded by using an expression in colloquial Egyptian Arabic that bore sexual connotations -- literally translated, "Come here and I'll tell you where to find your media freedoms." The comment prompted a storm of criticism against the minister. The complaint against Abdel-Maksoud also makes reference to another of the minister's recent comments, in which he allegedly told a Dubai television talk show host that he hoped her questions weren't as "hot" as she was. |
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