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Samira Ibrahim, The Women Who Brought The Case Against An Army Doctor Accused of Conducting Forced “Virginity Tests”,  Is Acquitted  For Samira Ibrahim, and many other Egyptians, the struggle to remake their country didn’t end with the ouster last year of Hosni Mubarak. Ibrahim, a 25-year-old from southern Egypt, was arrested by the military during a protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in March of last year, a month after Mubarak was overthrown. While in custody, Ibrahim said that she and six other young women were subjected to a co-called “virginity check” — a forced penetration to check for hymen blood. Amnesty International has called the procedure as a form of torture. After her release, Ibrahim filed suit against the military in a closely watched case as the country’s military rulers come under increasing scrutiny. Earlier this month, a military tribunal ruled against Ibrahim, who stepped out of the courtroom sobbing. But the verdict only seemed to strengthen the resolve of Egyptian activists who want to put an end to military trials of civilians. Read More
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Samira Ibrahim, The Women Who Brought The Case Against An Army Doctor Accused of Conducting Forced “Virginity Tests”,  Is Acquitted 

For Samira Ibrahim, and many other Egyptians, the struggle to remake their country didn’t end with the ouster last year of Hosni Mubarak.

Ibrahim, a 25-year-old from southern Egypt, was arrested by the military during a protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in March of last year, a month after Mubarak was overthrown.

While in custody, Ibrahim said that she and six other young women were subjected to a co-called “virginity check” — a forced penetration to check for hymen blood. Amnesty International has called the procedure as a form of torture.

After her release, Ibrahim filed suit against the military in a closely watched case as the country’s military rulers come under increasing scrutiny.

Earlier this month, a military tribunal ruled against Ibrahim, who stepped out of the courtroom sobbing. But the verdict only seemed to strengthen the resolve of Egyptian activists who want to put an end to military trials of civilians.

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