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Egypt
- Statute: None.
- Penalty: 5 years.
- Restrictions: None.
Egyptian laws do not explicitly outlaw homosexuality, but the practice is
taboo in this conservative, mostly Muslim country.
Charges will be made such as "offences against public morals and sensitivities"
or "violating the teachings of religion and propagating depraved ideas
and moral depravity."
Human Rights Watch report
on Egypt's Assault on Homosexual Conduct
News
- Prisoners
of Sex - New York Times,
December 3, 2006
In Egypt and across the Arab world, homosexuality is becoming a political
issue. But as gay people become more visible, they could wind up even less
free.
- Egypt’s Fearful Gays Shy from HIV Testing
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
March 14, 2005
- Is U.S. Backing Egyptian Crackdown? - June
3, 2004
- U.S. Leaders Decry Egypt’s Anti-Gay Abuses
- May 6, 2004
- Rothman Leads Bipartisan Congressional Coalition
Urging Egypt to Cease Torture of Gay Men - May 6, 2004
- Egypt Rapped on ‘Gay Persecution’ -
March 1, 2004
- Group Says Egypt Entraps, Tortures Gays -
March 1, 2004
- Group Urges Egypt to Prove Reform by Ending
Torture - March 1, 2004
- Human Rights Watch: Egyptian Government
Arresting, Torturing Gay Men - March 1, 2004
- Egypt Continues to Torture Gays - March 1,
2004
- Torture Common in Egyptian Prison, Amnesty
Int’l Says - November 22, 2003
- Egypt Must Release Gay Prisoners, Says Civil
Rights Group - October 7, 2003
- Egypt: Crackdown on Homosexual Men Continues
- October 7, 2003
- Egypt Continues Persecution of Gay Men -
September 25, 2003
- Egypt Police Arrest 62 Suspected Gay Men -
September 24, 2003
- Statistics
on Gay Arrests in Egypt - September 23, 2003
- Egypt Religious Leader Fights Gay ‘Plague’
- September 9, 2003
- Al-Fatiha Launches Fund for Egyptian Asylum
Seekers - August 21, 2003
- Israeli Tourist Released from Egypt after
“Witch Hunt” - August 7, 2003
- Amnesty International Welcomes Acquittal of
Egyptian Men Imprisoned for ‘Debauchery,’ Urges Immediate Release of
Others - July 22, 2003
- Egyptian Court Acquits 11 Men in Gay Sex Case
- July 22, 2003
- Egypt Court Acquits 11 Suspected Gay Men -
July 21, 2003
- Egypt Releases 11 Charged With Gay Crimes -
July 21, 2003
- Court
Acquits 11 Men in Gay Trial - July 20, 2003
- Gay Israeli Arrested in Egypt - June 26,
2003
- Egyptian Gays Living—and Fleeing—in Fear
- Philadelphia Inquirer,
June 16, 2003
- Cairo Court Frees Four Convicted in Gay Club
Raid - 365Gay.com, June 5,
2003
- Egyptian Court Reduces Gay Sex Sentences - Gay.com
U.K., June 5, 2003
- Green Party Protests against Treatment of
Egyptian Gays - The
Independent, May 20, 2003
- Remembering “Ahmad” at a Protest Against
Egypt - Mubarak Dahir,
May 14, 2003
- Worldwide Protests Decry Egyptian Treatment of
Gays - The Advocate,
May 14, 2003
- Global Protests Against Egyptian Crackdown -
The Data Lounge, May
12, 2003
- Gay Activists Launch Protests Against Egypt
- Gay.com/PlanetOut.com Network,
May 12, 2003
- House Democrats Urge Sanctions on Egypt for Gay
Persecution - Washington
Blade, May 9, 2003
- U.S. Trains Egyptian Police, Prosecutors - Gay
City News, May 2-8, 2003
- 10th May: Global Day of Action and Solidarity in
protest at the continued detention, persecution and torture of Egyptian
men on the grounds of sexual orientation - ILGA
Europe, April 22, 2003
- Egypt Sends 14 Suspected Gay Men to Jail - Gay.com,
April 22, 2003
- Egyptian Official Criticizes EU - The
Advocate, April 22, 2003
- Egypt Angered by Euro Condemnation - The
Data Lounge, April 21, 2003
- Egypt Tells EU to Butt Out on Gay Trials - 365Gay.com,
April 19, 2003
- Egypt Criticizes EU on Rights Resolution - Associated
Press, April 18, 2003
- Egypt Sends 14 Suspected Gay Men to Jail - Gay.com,
April 18, 2003
- Egypt Sentences 14 to Jail - The
Advocate, April 17, 2003
- Frank Calls on Gays to Oppose ‘Brutal
Regime’ in Egypt - 365Gay.com,
April 14, 2003
- Frank
Urges Gay Groups to Lobby Against Egypt - Barney
Frank, April 14, 2003
- Egypt Urged to End Antigay Persecution - The
Advocate, April 12, 2003
- Europe, Activists Pressure Egypt on Gays - Gay.com,
April 11, 2003
- Euro Parliament Protests Egypt Crackdown - The
Data Lounge, April 11, 2003
- Call for Appeals to Egypt over Gay Entrapment
- 365Gay.com, April 10, 2003
- Frank
Letter to National Gay Rights Groups - Barney
Frank, April 10, 2003
- Frank
Letter to Egyptian Ambassador - Barney
Frank, April 9, 2003
- Egyptian Government Denies Gay Crackdown - The
Data Lounge,
April 4, 2003
- Egypt Uses Web to Snare Suspected Gays -
March 27, 2003
- Twenty-One of Cairo 52 Re-Sentenced - Gay
City News, March 21–27, 2003
- Egypt Sentences 21 on Gay Sex Charges - Advocate,
March 18, 2003
- Lebanese Embassy Gets Involved with Wissam
Abyad’s Case - March 18, 2003
- Amnesty International Expresses Concern at
Guilty Verdict in Egypt - Amnesty
International, March 17, 2003
- Egypt Jails 21 Men for Homosexuality - Gay.com
U.K., March 17, 2003
- Egyptian Court Condemns 21 Men - The Data Lounge,
March 17, 2003
- News from Cairo—From Wissam Abyad’s Partner,
March 16, 2003
- Egyptian Human Rights NGOs React to Verdict
- HMLC, EIPR, and NCRVV, March 15, 2003
- Men Jailed Over ‘ Gay Sex Party’ - Ananova,
March 15, 2003
- Egyptian Court Sentences 21 Men Linked to Gay
Sex Counts - Associated Press, March 15, 2003
- Gay Flaps in World Trouble Spot - Gay
City News, March 14–20, 2003
- Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Letter to President
Hosni Mubarak - March 12, 2003
- Gay Web Chat Used as Evidence - Amnesty
International, March 12, 2003
- Thirteen Arrested on Gay Charges in Egypt - Advocate,
February 27, 2003
- Egypt Police Arrest 13 Suspected Gay Men - Gay.com
U.K., February 26, 2003
- Egypt: End Internet Entrapment, Homosexual
Prosecutions - Human Rights Watch,
February 21, 2003
- Gay Pride Day in Egypt–May 11, 2003 - GayEgypt.com,
February 6, 2003
- “Cruising” the Nile - By Mubarak
Dahir, February 5, 2003
- Egyptian Police Entrap Gay Men Through Internet
- Gay Financial Network, January 10, 2003
- Egypt: Gay Boat Party Trial Delayed Again - Gay.com UK,
January 9, 2003
- Four Presumed Homosexuals Acquitted in Cairo
- IGLHRC, September 25, 2002
- Egypt Retrial: Judge Orders Cops to Court - Gay.com
/ PlanetOut.com Network, September 9, 2002
- Egyptian Court Say Police Will Testify in Gay
Sex ‘Boat Party’ Trial - Gay.com UK,
September 9, 2002
- Egyptian Police Ordered to Explain Gay Arrests
- 365Gay.com, September 9, 2002
- Egyptian Court Agrees to Make Police Testify in
Gay Sex Trial - Agence
France-Presse, September 8, 2002
- UN Panel Rebukes Egypt’s Anti-Gay Trials -
August 21, 2002
- UN Investigation Condemns Egypt Over Gay
Prosecutions - August 20, 2002
- Gay Retrial Adjourned in Egypt - July 27,
2002
- Egypt Gay Trial Delayed Again - July 27,
2002
- Trial of 50 Young Egyptians Accused of
Homosexuality Reopens - July 26, 2002
- Egypt: Rights Without Discrimination - July
2, 2002
- Gay Retrial in Egypt Postponed - July 2,
2002
- Egypt Gay Trial Judge Steps Down - July 2,
2002
- Fifty of the "Cairo 52" to Face Second
Trial - June 26, 2002
- Egypt to Retry ‘Cairo 52’—Al-Fatiha Calls
Move Shameful - June 25, 2002
- Egypt Prepares to Retry 50 Suspected Gays -
June 25, 2002
- Egyptian Anti-Gay Crackdown Easing - June
18, 2002
- International Pressure Dilutes Cairo’s ‘Witch
Hunt’ for Gays - June 17, 2002
- President of Egypt Visits USA; Al-Fatiha Calls
for Renewed Action to Stop Discrimination - June 5, 2002
- Egypt Bows to International Rights Outcry -
June 5, 2002
- "Cairo 52" Convicts to be Released
Pending Prosecutor’s Decision - June 5, 2002
- Egyptian President Orders Gay Retrial - May
28, 2002
- Egypt Releases Gay Prisoners - May 27, 2002
- "Cairo 52" Convicts to Be Released
Pending Prosecutor’s Decision: IGLHRC Calls for an End to Trials -
May 26, 2002
- Mubarak Orders New Trial for 50 Egyptians -
May 24, 2002
- Retrial for Egyptians Accused of Gay Sex -
May 23, 2002
- Busted! Cyberspace-Scouring Cops Accused of
Suppressing Online Expression - May 21, 2002
- Egypt Spars With US Congressmen Over Gay Arrests
- May 21, 2002
- Egypt Denies it is Persecuting Gays - May
21, 2002
- House Members Unpersuaded By Egypt’s Response
to Criticism Over Persecution of Gays - May 20, 2002
- Egyptian Gays Go Deeper Underground - April
29, 2002
- Fear and Loathing Keep Egypt’s Gays in the
Closet - April 28, 2002
- Egyptian Court Frees Five Men Convicted of
Sodomy - April 19, 2002
- Safe at Last - April 19, 2002
- "Damanhour Five" Win Appeal in Egypt
- April 16, 2002
- Egypt: 5 Suspected Gays Cleared on Appeal -
April 15, 2002
- German LGBT Group Lobby Egyptian Travel Companies
Over Gay Persecution - March 29, 2002
- Egyptian Tourism Office Slammed by Protesters
- March 29, 2002
- Egypt’s Free Pass - March 23, 2002
- U.S. Lawmakers Caution Egypt’s Mubarak -
March 21, 2002
- House Members Target Brutal Treatment of Gays in
Egypt - Barney Frank, Congressman, March 20, 2002
- A Trial That Should Never Have Taken Place -
Amnesty International, March
18, 2002
- British Celebrities Defend Gay Rights in Egypt
- March 18, 2002
- Celebs Demand EU Cuts Aid to Egypt Until
Imprisoned Gays are Free - March 18, 2002
- Al-Fatiha Condemns Latest Egyptian
Convictions—Calls for International Action - Al-Fatiha,
March 13, 2002
- Egypt Officially Brands Homosexuality ‘Perverted'
- Rainbow Network, March 13, 2002
- Egypt Court Jails Five Men in "Gay"
Trial - Reuters, March 11, 2002
- Five Egyptian Gays Sentenced - Associated
Press, March 11, 2002
- Egypt Sentences 5 More Suspected Gays - Gay.com,
March 11, 2002
- Egyptian Visit to U.S. Sparks Protests - Datalounge,
March 6, 2002
- Activists Slam Bush Administration During
Mubarak Visit - Al-Fatiha/IGLHRC/Amnesty,
March 5, 2002
- Egypt Cracks Down on Homosexuals - Christian
Science Monitor, February 28, 2002
- A Gay Activist in Egypt Describes the Nightmare
of the Government’s Crackdown on Homosexuality - February 16, 2002
- Egypt Continues Gay Crackdown Undeterred -
February 13, 2002
- Gay Arab Gathers Courage to Confront His
Community - By Mubarak Dahir,
February 12, 2002
- Europe and the US Bankroll Persecution of
Homosexuals in Egypt - February 12, 2002
- Egypt: Man Sent to Prison for Being Gay - Gay.com U.K.,
February 12, 2002
- Egypt’s “Human Rights” Groups - Associated
Press, February 12, 2002
- Gay Egypt in the Dock - Newsweek, February 11, 2002
- France Presses Egypt on Rights Abuses -
February 11, 2002
-
French President Worried About Fate of Egyptian Gays - February
11, 2002
- Group Can’t Defend Gays in Egypt - February
11, 2002
- French President Raises Concerns About Egypt
- 365Gay.com, February 11, 2002
- Arab Newspapers Write About Arrests &
Homosexuality - Al-Fatiha,
February 9, 2002
- Letter: Injustice in Cairo - New
York Times, February 9, 2002
- Gay Life – and Death – in the Arab World
- Utne Reader, February 5,
2002
- Egyptian Court Considers Appeal of 23 Gays in
March - February 4, 2002
- Frank Rejects Invitation from Egyptian Government
-
February 4, 2002
- Rep. Frank Rip Egypt’s Treatment of Gays -
February 4, 2002
- Egypt: Arrests of Suspected Gays Continue -
January 22, 2002
- Egypt: The Hunt Against Homosexuals Continues
- January 20, 2002
- Gay Group Attacks Blair for Egypt Trip -
January 2, 2002
- Blairs Holiday in Egypt Despite Queer Crackdown
- December 31, 2001
- Frank Attacks Bush’s Silence on Egypt Trial
- December 24, 2001
- Amnesty Says Egypt Mistreats Homosexuals -
December 20, 2001
- Egypt: Teenager Released from Jail After His
Sentence Is Reduced on Appeal - December 19, 2001
- Egypt Frees One Man, Jails Two Others -
December 19, 2001
- Two Egyptian Students Jailed for Gay Sex Offer
- December 18, 2001
- Egypt Rebuffs European Concern Over Rights -
December 3, 2001
- Parliament Speaker Condemns EP for Criticising
Rights Violations in Egypt - December 1, 2001
- Egypt: Teenager’s Appeal Delayed -
November 26, 2001
- Paris March Planned to Support Egyptian Gays
- November 23, 2001
- Egypt: Appeal Starts for Teen in ‘Gay’ Trial
- November 22, 2001
- Amnesty Urges U.S. Response to Egypt -
November 19, 2001
- Homosexuality on Trial in Egypt - November
19, 2001
- Activists: Egypt Tortures Suspected Gays -
November 16, 2001
- U.S. Rights Group Condemns Egypt "Gay"
Convictions - November 15, 2001
- Gay Trial Ends in Egypt - November 15, 2001
- Egyptian Court Convicts 23 for Homosexuality
- November 14, 2001
- Egypt Sentences 23 of 52 Suspected Gays -
November 14, 2001
- Egyptian Men Sentenced for Gay Sex - November
14, 2001
- 1 to 5 Years of Hard Labor for 23 Presumed for
Homosexuals in Cairo - November 14, 2001
- Accused Gay Egyptian Men Sentenced - November
14, 2001
- Egypt "Gay" Trial Verdict Due, Rights
Groups Wary - November 13, 2001
- French Envoy Will Attend ‘Cairo 52’ Verdict
- November 5, 2001
- Reports Suggest More Arrests in Egypt -
November 2, 2001
- "I Want to Go Home" Sixteen Year Old’s
Desperate Plea - October 31, 2001
- Amnesty Slams "Immorality" Charge for
Egyptian Boy - October 30, 2001
- ‘Cairo 52’ Trial Ends; Controversies Go On
- October 17, 2001
- Closing Arguments Made in "Cairo 52"
Case - October 15, 2001
- Rights Group: Egypt Using War to Hide Abuses
- October 12, 2001
- Cairo 52 Closing Argument Rocks Court -
October 11, 2001
- Defendant in Egypt Gay Sex Trial Accused of
Belonging to Jihad - October 10, 2001
- Defense of Egypt 52 Continue - October 10,
2001
- The Cairo 52: More Allegations of Torture -
October 6, 2001
- Egyptian Police Accused of Fabricating Gay
Charges - October 5, 2001
- Hate Crimes: Like the Taliban,
America’s Middle East Allies Tyrannize Gays and Women - October 3-9,
2001
- Anti-Terror Drive Threatens Cairo Prisoners -
September 25, 2001
- Egyptian Teen Sentenced in Gay Trial -
September 19, 2001
- Egypt Trial Defense Finds Fault with Case -
September 19, 2001
- Egypt Jails Gay Youth - First Hand Report -
September 18, 2001
- Egypt Jails Gay Youth - September 18, 2001
- A Clash of Cultures in Egypt - September 18,
2001
- Egyptian Teen Punished in Gay Trial -
September 18, 2001
-
Egypt Teen Sentenced for ‘Immoral Sex’ - September 18, 2001
- Cultural Struggle Finds Symbol in Gay Cairo -
September 9, 2001
- Egypt Shows Evidence in Gay Trial - September
5, 2001
- Egyptian Trial Claims 14 Had Gay Sex -
September 5, 2001
- "Gay" Trial Told Egypt is No Corrupter
of Men - September 5, 2001
- German MPs Want Egypt to End Trial of Homosexuals
- September 5, 2001
-
German Leaders to Egypt: Respect Human Rights of Homosexuals - September
5, 2001
- German Leaders Call for End to Egypt Trial -
September 5, 2001
- Western Observers at Egyptian Trial - August
29, 2001
- LGBT Muslims Condemn Ongoing Trial of "Cairo
52" - August 29, 2001
- Lawyers Slam Egypt Trial of Suspected Gays -
August 29, 2001
- The Case Has Attracted Much International
Attention - August 29, 2001
- ‘Immorality’ Trial Reconvenes in Egypt -
August 29, 2001
- Another International Black Eye For Egypt -
August 23, 2001
- Gay.Com Urges Foreign Office to Warn of Risks to
Gay Travelers to Egypt - August 22, 2001
- Gays Petition Foreign Office Over Arrests at
Egyptian Disco - August 21, 2001
- Amnesty Calls for Egypt Boycott - August 21,
2001
- Egyptian Trial Draws International Concern -
August 17, 2001
- Trial Begins in Cairo; Protests Gather Around
World - August 17, 2001
- Worldwide Protests Mark Start of Trial in Egypt
- August 16, 2001
- Members of Congress Announce their Solidarity and
Allude to Aid - August 15, 2001
- Anger Over Egypt Gay Trial - August 15, 2001
- Egypt Gay Trial Hears Lawyers’ Plea -
August 15, 2001
- Relatives Barred From Trial of 52 Men Accused in
Gay Sex Party - August 15, 2001
- Egypt Resumes Trial of ‘Immoral’ Men -
August 15, 2001
- Egypt Resumes Trial of 52 Suspected Homosexuals
- August 15, 2001
- Pressure on Egypt Mounts as Trial of 52 Men on
Homosexual Charges Opens August 15th - August 14, 2001
- World Protests Planned To Denounce Egypt Gay
Trial - August 9, 2001
- International Day of Solidarity and Mourning
- August 8, 2001
- Congressmen Condemn Egypt - August 7, 2001
- Courthouse Nightmare - July 26, 2001
- Egypt Tries 52 Men Suspected of Being Gay -
July 19, 2001
- 52 Plead "Not Guilty" - July 19,
2001
- Egyptian Men Plead Innocent to Gay Charges -
July 19, 2001
- Egyptian Men on Trial for Gay Party - July
18, 2001
- Egypt Tries 52 Suspected Gay Men for
"Immorality" - July 18, 2001
- Mass Gay Trial Begins In Egypt - July 18,
2001
- Egypt Trial Shows Culture Clash on Homosexuality
- July 17, 2001
- Egypt Party Raid Puts Focus on Gays - July
16, 2001
- Rights Groups Slam Egypt for
"Homosexuality" Case - July 4, 2001
- Egypt: Emergency Court Trials for Homosexual
Suspects - July 3, 2001
- 52 Egyptian Men Charged with Sodomy - June
29, 2001
- Egypt Charges Gay Party Goers with Sodomy -
June 29, 2001
- Egyptians Face Trial on Gay Sex Charges -
June 29, 2001
- Egyptians in Nightclub Case Charged with Sodomy
- June 28, 2001
- Protest at Egypt "Gay Detentions" -
June 8, 2001
- Egypt Escalates Anti-Gay Crackdown - May 15,
2001
- Egyptian Police Detain 60 Men at Gay Wedding
- May 13, 2001
- Closure of Ancient Baths Angers Gays -
February 23, 2001
- Egyptians Jailed For Gay Sex Website - February 23, 2001
- Gay Marriage Results in Prosecution - April 20 - 26, 2000
Editorials
Action Alert
- Egypt/United States: Stop the Cairo Two-Step!
- May 30, 2002
- New Stories of Torture and Brutality - IGLHRC,
March 7, 2002
- Human Rights Abuses Against Gay Men Continue
While Hosni Mubarak Visits the United States - Al-Fatiha,
March 4, 2002
- Mubarak to Meet Bush One Day After New Trial of
"Perverts" Begins - March 4, 2002
- "Boulak 4" Sentenced to Three Years
in Prison: Europe and the Us Bankroll Brutality Abroad - February 7,
2002
- Al-Fatiha Calls for a Second Day of Action
Against Egypt - November 3, 2001
- Egypt: Release Child Imprisoned for Alleged
Sexual Orientation - October 30, 2001
- Teenager Sentenced in Cairo Case, New Evidence
of Torture - September 21, 2001
- Contact Egyptian Govt. on August 29 — Second
Day of Trial - August 27, 2001
- Egypt: Government Shuts Down Email Addresses
- August 17, 2001
- Demand for Justice in Egypt! - August 15,
2001
- Perversion of Justice: Protest the Cairo Trial!
- August 13, 2001
- Al-Fatiha Calls for Action Re: Egypt - July
24, 2001
- Egypt: Witch Hunt Underway - May 16, 2001
Protest at Egyptian Cultural & Educational Bureau in Washington, DC on
August 15, 2001.
 
Advocates
Al-Fatiha
P.O. Box 33532
Washington, DC 20033
Gaymuslims@yahoo.com
www.al-fatiha.net
GayEgypt.com
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