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How to Change Egypt Group 926 Michael Blanchard, Kuzama Charif, Doreena Hoskins, Matthew Young
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What Rights Are Being Violated? Freedom of Speech/Press Right to Public Demonstration Persecution against the Coptic People The Unlawful Treatment of Homosexuals
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The Freedom of Speech Reporting the January Revolution Conditions under Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood Al-Jazeera under attack “I had gotten used to threats during the long rule of President Hosni Mubarak. But the Morsi era was different. Under Mr. Mubark, I was threatened only with prison; under Mr. Morsi, my life was in danger.”
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The Freedom to Demonstrate Tahrir Square 2011 Rabba Square 2013 Declaration of Human Rights “Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association”
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Persecution of the Coptic People What have they done to deserve this? Persecution under the Muslim Brotherhood After Morsi “I don’t see a president ruling Egypt. I see someone called Mohammed Morsi, a criminal evading justice, who is hiding in the presidential palace.”
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Unlawful Treatment of Homosexuals Why is there mistreatment? What the Law states Any changes made? 95% of Egyptians believe that homosexuality should not be accepted by society
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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Works Cited "Al Jazeera Journalists Arrested in Egypt."- Al Jazeera English. Al-Jazeera, 30 Dec. 2013. Web. 25 Feb. 2015 "Journalists Attacked again; Muslim Brotherhood Speaks Out; the Future of Egypt." International Wire. Feb 04 2011 Essa, Ibrahim. "Egypt's Journalists, Still Under Siege." New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) ed.Aug 27 2013. ProQuest. Web. 24 Feb. 2015. Halliday, Josh. "Al-Jazeera Journalists Arrested in Egypt." The Guardian, 31 Jan. 2011. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Hersh, Joshua. "Journalism Becomes a Crime in Egypt." The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Journalists killed in Egypt. Paul Farhi, Caitlin Dewey. The Washington Post August 14, 2013 Kouddous, Sharif Abdel. "Citizen Journalism Paves the Way in Egypt. “Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Pulitzer Center, 16 Nov. 2011. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Human Rights Watch. Egypt Report 2014. Web. 23. Feb. 2015 Kirkpatrick, David D. “Coming to Mourn Tahrir Square’s Dead, and Joining Them instead.” The New York Times. 3 Feb. 2015. Web. 16 Feb 2015. “Time line: Egypt’s Revolution.” Al-Jazeera. 14 Feb. 2011. Web. 16 Feb. 2015 "Egypt Court Clears Men Accused of Bathhouse 'debauchery'" BBC News Middle East. BBC, 12 Jan. 2015. Web. 25 Feb. 2015.
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Works Cited (continued) "Egypt Crackdown on Homosexuals." BBC News. Ed. Sue Ellis. BBC, 6 Mar. 2002. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Egypt Cuts 'gay Wedding Video' Jail Terms." BBC News Middle East. BBC, 27 Dec. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Michael, Maggie. "Egypt Acquits 26 Men Arrested In Gay Bathhouse Raid." Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 12 Jan. 2015. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Buchanan, Rose T. "Coptic Christians: Who Are They – and Why Have Then Been Targeted by Isis in Beheading Video?" The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media, 16 Feb. 2015. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. "Egypt: Journalists' Release Should Mark a New Chapter." Egypt: Journalists' Release Should Mark a New Chapter. Human Rights Watch, 13 Feb. 2015. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. "Egyptian Activist Convicted Of Insulting President Mohammed Morsi." JONATHAN TURLEY. Washington Post, 04 June 2013. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Ezzat, Dina. "Egyptian Copts 'Scream' against Discrimination - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online." Egyptian Copts 'Scream' against Discrimination - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online. AHRAM Online, 12 Nov. 2013. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. Guerin, Orla. "Police Brutality in Egypt 'unchecked'" BBC News. BBC News, Cairo, 3 Dec. 2013. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Independent Contributor. "Egypt: Crackdown on Culture | Al Jazeera America." Egypt: Crackdown on Culture | Al Jazeera America. Algazeera America, 8 Aug. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Kerby, Rob. "‘I Will Kill You, You Are Dirt’: Egypt’s Coptic Christians Live in Fear as Islamist Gov’t Takes Control." The Blaze. The Blaze, 14 Mar. 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. Siegelbaum, Max. "Black Egyptians Decry Daily Racism." - Al Jazeera English. Al Jazeera, 19 July 2013. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.
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