Activist Asmaa Mahfouz banned from travelling
Mahfouz was kept for three hours inside the criminal investigation office at the airport until investigations could determine whether there were other lawsuits against her.
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Activists investigated on claims of espionage
6 April Youth Movement co-founders referred to prosecutors
The women of the Arab spring: from protesters to parliamentarians?
By Natana DeLong-Bas BOSTON, Massachusetts: What do Asmaa Mahfouz, Munira Fakhro and Tawakul Karman all have in common? They are all strong, capable women defying the popular Western image of the oppressed, repressed, suppressed Muslim woman hidden behind a black chador or blue burqa, helplessly waiting for Western liberation. The biggest challenge these women face is …