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Egyptian pharmacist arrested after she filed a harassment complaint

Egyptian human rights groups have called for the release and protection of an Egyptian pharmacist who was arrested after she reported that she was harassed at her workplace for not wearing the hijab. Miss Ibrahim was arrested and held under terrorism charges after Egyptian authorities accused her of fabricating the incident.
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