About Egypt
official name: Arab Republic of Egypt
capital: Cairo
head of state: President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak
government type: republic
population: 83,082,869 (July 2008 est.)
independence: from Britain 1922
languages: Arabic (English and French widely understood by educated classes)
religion: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
currency: Egyptian Pound
Legal Status of Homosexuality
Sexual relations between consenting adult persons of the same sex in private are not prohibited as such. However, Law 10/1961, aimed at combating prostitution, as well as for example Penal Code article 98w on �Contempt for Religion� and article 278 on �Shameless public acts� have during the recent years been used against gay men for prosecutions.
Communication
mainline telephones: 11.229 million (2007)
cellular telephones: 30.065 million (2007)
internet country code: .eg
internet hosts: 175,342 (2008)
internet users: 8.62 million (2007)
Articles:
 egypt accused of "indifference to justice and public health" as hiv convictions upheld
by Mask Admin 2/6/2008
EGYPT � June, 2 2008: A Cairo appeals court has upheld the sentences handed down to five men jailed as part of a 'crackdown' on men who are HIV positive or living with AIDS.
les lesbiennes du maghreb et du moyen orient mettent au d�fi l�homophobie dans les r�gions islamis�es.
by Abeli Zahabu 7/4/2008
Maghreb � 07 Avril 2008 : Pour la premi�re fois, les lesbiennes originaires du Maghreb et du Moyen Orient vivant � Montr�al s�organisent pour lutter contre la lesbophobie et promouvoir les droits des Lesbiennes, Bisexuelles, Transsexuelles et Transgenres (LBTT) dans leurs pays d�origine.
lesbians to challenge homophobic muslim region
by Mask Admin 3/4/2008
AFRICA ABROAD � April 3, 2008: For the first time in history, lesbian women abroad in Canada have organised themselves to fight for the lesbian, bisexuals, transgender and transsexual (LBTT) rights for the Magrheb (Sahara) region.
l��gypte consid�re ses homosexuels comme porteurs du virus de sida
by Nthateng Mhlambiso 7/3/2008
EGYPT � 7 Mars 2008 : La s�ropositivit� est toujours associ�e � l�homosexualit� en Egypte, et par cons�quent, punissable par la loi.
egypt condemns homosexuals as aids carriers
by Nthateng Mhlambiso 6/3/2008
EGYPT � March 6, 2008: HIV positive status is still being associated with homosexuality in Egypt, hence punishable.
This came in the wake of arrest of twelve men after one of them disclosed to police that he was living with Aids, and was instantly condemned for homosexuality.
 onscreen lesbian kiss upsets egyptian academics by Mask Admin 11/1/2008
google vows to change derogatory gay translation by Mask Admin 1/8/2006
egypt debates controversial film by Mask Admin 5/7/2006
arabs and aids by Mask Admin 25/5/2006
fear of arrest results in egyptian gays not having hiv tests by Mask Admin 5/4/2006
police gaydar - 45 days in an egyptian prison by Mask Admin 26/8/2004
report continues to cause a stir by Mask Admin 11/5/2004
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Jessica Stern, researcher for Human Rights Watch Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program
