Queer Egypt Under Attack

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Queer Egypt Under Attack, is a 2023 Egyptian movie, directed by Vanessa Bowles, and starring Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, with a runtime of 47 minutes. Content rating: 12A.

Overview

A BBC News investigation has revealed how violent criminal gangs are finding, abusing and extorting people from the LGBT community they meet online in Egypt. Using masking technology to hide the identities of the people he meets, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin navigates the complex online and real-life world of people who identify as queer and who have been repeatedly targeted by a gang with violent viral video humiliations and police arrests.

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