hell hath no fury

[riverwalker]

This woman: http://www.monaeltahawy.com/

A New Yorker, journalist, feminist, was arrested by Egyptian riot police yesterday, held for 12 hours, beaten and sexually assaulted. Just released and very angry.

the Tweets tell the harrowing tale:

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Beaten arrested in interior ministry (brief ominous tweet after arrest, then phone died)

(silence for hours, then)
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I AM FREE

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12 hours with Interior Ministry bastards and military intelligence combined. Can barely type - must go xray arms after CSF pigs beat me.

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A thousand thanks for all well wishes and support. Fuck #EgyPolice

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I can barely imagine what my family and loved ones were going through those 12 hours-I know they were worried about me to begin with. Sorry

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Thank God a political activist in MOI with me lent me his phone to tweet. Right after my tweet his battery died

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My right hand is so swollen I can't close it yfrog.com/kg19hhuj

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5 or 6 surrounded me, groped and prodded my breasts, grabbed my genital area and I lost count how many hands tried to get into my trousers.

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They are dogs and their bosses are dogs. Fuck the Egyptian police

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Yes sexual assault. I'm so used to saying harassment but those fuckings assaulted me. #CSF

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.@Sarahngb is coming to kindly take me to the hospital. Besides beating me, the dogs of CSF subjected me to the worst sexual assault ever

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Didn't want to go with military intelligence but one MP said either come politely or not. Those guys didn't beat or assault me.

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Instead, blindfolded me for 2 hrs, after keeping me waiting for 3. At 1st answered Qs bec passport wasn't w me but then refused as civilian

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Another hour later I was free with apology from military intelligence for what CSF did. Took pics of my bruises and recorded statement 1/2

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On sexual assault and said would investigate it and said they had no idea why I was there. Then who does??! WTF!

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The past 12 hrs were painful and surreal but I know I got off much much easier than so many other Egyptians.

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God knows what wuld've happened if I wasn't dual citizen (tho they brought up detained US students) & that I wrote/appeared various media.

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#Egypt must be free of those bastards

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@Okwonga Not SCAF but riot police

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The whole time I was thinking about article I would write; just you fuckers wait.

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Military intelligence blindfolded me for 2 hrs. Didn't want 2 go with them but 1 said I either go politely or else. 3 hrs later,

[pinboy3niner]

1. K&R

[pinboy3niner]

2. Mona Eltahawy is about to be interviewed live on CNN from Cairo

[redqueen]

3. K&R

[Odin2005]

4. No words!

:grr:

[ensho]

5. more power to her, write that report, hugs and kisses

nt

[riverwalker]

6. they messed with the wrong person

look out! :mad: :scared: :grr: They broke her left arm and right hand.

[pinboy3niner]

8. I've been waiting for her interview, but CNN hasn't done it yet

The latest from CNN is that they hope to speak to her on the phone "or maybe even on camera" sometime today.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

7. Que Obama to condemn riot police ...

... in another country.

But not to take away from this woman's horrifying experience.