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ANTI-US comments on a Twitter feed may cost an Egyptian activist an award naming her an International Woman of Courage from first lady Michelle Obama.
news.com.au (2 months and 16 days ago)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has revoked the award it planned to give an Egyptian activist who fought against "virginity tests" on female protesters but whose Twitter account included anti-American and anti-Semitic comments.
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Paul BedardPresident Obama's bid on Wednesday to offer a budget concession to Republicans by trimming the planned spending growth of Social Security is winning little support among progressives, with one former aide calling it a "doozy" of a mistake. Activist and former aide Van Jones, who runs the influential anti-Tea Party group Rebuild the Dream, said, "I worked for this...
washingtonexaminer.com (1 month and 10 days ago)
Michal CongerYesterday the State Department announced it would postpone an International Woman of Courage Award for Samira Ibrahim, an Egyptian women’s rights activist, because of anti-Semitic and anti-American tweets on her Twitter account. State Department Victoria Nuland said on Thursday Ibrahim had denied the tweets were her own, asserting she had been hacked. “What I...
washingtonexaminer.com (2 months and 15 days ago)
The Obama administration is postponing an award for an Egyptian activist who rallied worldwide attention against forced "virginity tests" on female protesters because of anti-American and anti-Semitic comments discovered on her Twitter account.
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usatoday.com (16 days ago)
Egyptian activist denied International Women of Courage Award after discovery of anti-Semitic, anti-American tweets
cbsnews.com (2 months and 15 days ago)
Michal CongerThe State Department will delay awarding Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim with the International Woman of Courage Award, an honor she was slated to receive for standing up to the “virginity tests” she and other women were subjected to by the Egyptian military during Arab Spring protests in March 2011. A State Department spokeswoman said during a press briefing...
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