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| Africa North |
| Nude blogger sparks outrage across Egypt |
| 2011-11-19 |
| [Emirates 24/7] A woman activist who posted nude pictures of herself on her blog to protest limits on free expression has triggered an uproar in Egypt, drawing condemnations from conservatives and liberals alike. I'm withholding judgment until I've seen the birthday suit... Some liberals feared that the posting by 20-year-old university student Aliaa Magda Elmahdy would taint them ahead of November 28 parliamentary elections. Are they nekkid, too? Nudity is strongly frowned upon in Egyptian society, even as an art form. Elmahdy wrote on her blog that the photographs -- which show her standing wearing only stockings -- are "screams against a society of violence, racism, sexism, sexual harassment and hypocrisy." Well, she does live in a Moslem country... The blog has received 1.5 million hits since she posted the photos earlier this week. Sounds like a pretty tasty birthday suit... The posting comes at a time when Egypt, a nation of some 85 million people, is polarized ahead of the elections, the first since the February ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... The posting prompted furious discussions on Internet social media sites, with pages for and against her put up on Facebook. "Hrmph. Brazen hussy!" "Damn! I hadda push my eyeballs back in their sockets!" Some 100 people liked his comment, while thousands flooded the site with insults. Elmahdy did not reply to attempts by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named to contact her. Women rights activist Nehad Abou el-Qomsan said what Elmahdy did is rejected because posing nude is a form of body abuse. It doesn't hurt to occasionally air out your gennies, y'know... Elmahdy and her boyfriend Kareem Amer, also a controversial blogger, have challenged Egypt's social strictures before. Earlier this year, they posted mobile phone video footage of themselves debating with managers of a public park who threw them out for public displays of affection. "You must remember this: A kiss is just a kiss Until the Easily Offended show up..." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 "The Angels Wanna Wear my Red Shoes"...Elvis C. ( Who's now a major Green-oid and married to Diana Krall)- How does that crap even happen in the first place? She's so talented and hot...Geez |
| Posted by: Angoper Smith4384 2011-11-19 23:44 |
| #12 So the Egypt is in the dumper and both conservatives and liberals are worried about this nekkid pretty miss. Methinks they got a lot more problems than this to worry about. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-11-19 19:32 |
| #11 Maybe I'm going blind but she just doesn't do anything for me. However, the picture of a young Natalie Wood unwinds my turban. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2011-11-19 17:35 |
| #10 She's dead. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-19 12:09 |
| #9 If she were to click those red slippers together three times would a mosque fall out of the sky and pin all those hypocrites? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2011-11-19 11:26 |
| #8 Egypt is a complex country. The youth are more western in my opinion. This woman should go into hiding. I look for her to pay for this act of defiance. Before the change these were some of the Egyptian youth: |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-11-19 11:14 |
| #7 Outrageous! Any more photos? |
| Posted by: Jack Salami 2011-11-19 10:09 |
| #6 Some liberals feared that the posting by 20-year-old university student Aliaa Magda Elmahdy would taint them ahead of November 28 parliamentary elections. wrong angle. Can't see the taint |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-11-19 09:36 |
| #5 Liberty, it's not just for libertines, even if it seems that way sometimes. |
| Posted by: rammer 2011-11-19 08:57 |
| #4 Nothing to sneer at there. Good thing I wasn't wearing a turban though. It woulda unraveled on the spot. |
| Posted by: Fred 2011-11-19 08:53 |
| #3 Yeppir, I likes me some red shoes! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2011-11-19 08:40 |
| #2 Yep, not a bad birthday suit. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2011-11-19 08:04 |
| #1 Come on...what's an article like this without the actual photo? Link to uncensored photo. Obviously not safe for work. |
| Posted by: gromky 2011-11-19 04:57 |
