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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1946|1946]] - [[:Category:1992|1992]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category: | ====Region: [[:Category:Middle East|The Middle East]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Personal Opinion|Personal Opinion]] [[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism | ====Medium: [[:Category:Personal Opinion|Personal Opinion]], [[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism]]==== | ||
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'''Dates of Action:''' | '''Dates of Action:''' 1990 and 1992 | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' Farag Foda, a secularist Egyptian writer, thinker, journalist and human rights defender, was outspokenly critical of Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt. In many newspaper columns, he demonstrated weak points in Islamic ideology. Foda's book | '''Description of Artwork:''' Farag Foda, a secularist Egyptian writer, thinker, journalist and human rights defender, was outspokenly critical of Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt. In many newspaper columns, he demonstrated weak points in Islamic ideology. Foda's book ''To Be or Not to Be'' was banned in 1990 on the grounds that it offended religion. And, a week before his murder, Foda had been branded as an apostate by Al-Azhar, the government-supported religious establishment. <P> | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1990]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:1990s]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Middle East]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Egypt]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Ciaro]] | ||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Personal Opinion]] | [[Category:Personal Opinion]] | ||
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[[Category:Print Journalism]] | [[Category:Print Journalism]] | ||
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