Farag Foda
(1945-1992)
Egyptian writer, professor, and human rights activist
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Farag Foda (Arabic: فرج فودة, 1946 – 8 June 1992) was a prominent Egyptian professor, writer, columnist, and human rights activist. He was assassinated on 8 June 1992 by members of the Islamist group El Gama'a El Islamya after being accused of blasphemy by a committee of clerics (ulama) at al-Azhar. Foda was one of 202 people killed by "politically motivated assaults" in Egypt between March 1992 and September 1993. In December 1992, his collected works were banned.
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20 August 1945 El Zarqa, Kingdom of Egypt
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8 June 1992 (aged 46) Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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