Samira Ibrahim (Arabic: سميرة إبراهيم, IPA: [sæˈmiːɾæ (ʔe)bɾɑˈhiːm]) (born c. 1987) is an Egyptian activist who came to prominence during the Egyptian revolution. Tahrir sit-in and aftermath. On March 9, 2011, she participated in a sit-in at Tahrir Square in Cairo. The military violently dispersed protest participants, and Samira and other women were beaten, given electric shocks, strip searched, and videotaped by the soldiers. They were also subjected to virginity tests. The tests were allegedly carried out to protect the soldiers from claims of rape.
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Samira Ibrahim (Arabic: سميرة إبراهيم, IPA: [sæˈmiːɾæ (ʔe)bɾɑˈhiːm]) (born c. 1987) is an Egyptian activist who came to prominence during the Egyptian revolution. Tahrir sit-in and aftermath. On March 9, 2011, she participated in a sit-in at Tahrir Square in Cairo. The military violently dispersed protest participants, and Samira and other women were beaten, given electric shocks, strip searched, and videotaped by the soldiers. They were also subjected to virginity tests. The tests were allegedly carried out to protect the soldiers from claims of rape.
