Egypt: Media union refers Yasmin Ezz to interrogation for offensive comments about women

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Chairman of Egypt's media union has referred Egyptian journalist Yasmin Ezz to interrogation on accusations of inciting violence, following formal complaints made by women's councils about her TV show. Two women's rights bodies in Egypt have filed formal complaints against journalist Yasmin Ezz after a series of offensive comments she has made about women. On 11 January the Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights filed one of the complaints and made an official statement rejecting abusive content presented by the TV anchor on Kalam El-Nas, People's Talk, her show on MBC Egypt. The Egyptian Council said that Yasmin's programme is "an insult and is full of contempt for women and belittles and harms them." "It includes incitement to violence against Egyptian […] Source

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