CBS reporter molested in post-Mubarak Egypt
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/16/lara-logan-cbs-egypt-tahrir
CBS News journalist Lara Logan is recovering in hospital this week after being violently attacked and sexually assaulted by a mob in Egypt's Tahrir Square on Friday, according to a statement by CBS.
Amid the celebrations on the night of Hosni Mubarak's resignation, Logan was reporting on the scenes in Tahrir Square for the news programme 60 Minutes when the South African-born journalist, her camera crew and security staff were overwhelmed by what the US television network described as "a dangerous element ... a mob of more than 200 people whipped into frenzy".
"In the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew. She was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers," CBS said in its statement released on Tuesday evening.
"She reconnected with the CBS team, returned to her hotel and returned to the United States on the first flight the next morning. She is currently in the hospital recovering."
Logan joined CBS in 2002, after a television news career that included a spell at GMTV covering the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, and is a veteran of reporting from warzones including Iraq and Kosovo.
CBS's chief foreign affairs correspondent, Logan had previously been detained by the Egyptian military for a day, as part of the Mubarak regime's crackdown on foreign journalists.
Logan serves on the board of the Committee to Protect Journalists, which documented 140 attacks on journalists in Egypt during the protests this month.
"We have seen Lara's compassion at work while helping journalists who have faced brutal aggression while doing their jobs. She is a brilliant, courageous and committed reporter. Our thoughts are with Lara as she recovers," said Paul Steiger, chairman of the committee.
CBS said it will make no further comment. "Logan and her family respectfully request privacy at this time," the network said in its statement.
...and here you give democracy to that same bunch of mob...
Egyptians can be good mummies!
the best Biryani used to be at a place called Banjara near Gulf Cinema... sadly they are not longer open....
BH has a nice Biryani...., I love their food, in general.
horrible, and sicko thugs of Mubarak, and one should not blame the entire egyptians for those sick thugs, who were on a holy mission from Mubarak to give bad name to the protesters.
Xena where is the best Biryani in Doha?
I haven't found anything good yet!
I am very disappointed....
I don't remember you being such a nasty person - You might have had your moments of heated debates before you went away, but since you have been back, you have just become plain nasty.
I would like to find an excuse for whats happened to you:
1. You were abducted by extremists and brainwashed
2. You hit your head and are now experiencing severe mood swings - mostly nasty ones
3. You got abducted by aliens who probed you to find out what makes humans tick - and you are now blaming the west for interfereing in space that has since attracted the aliens to earthlings...
Really Saeed - I miss the guy that used to advertise Biryani Hut with such passion - I am now seriously reconsidering being a customer because you are involved there, which is sad, cause I love the food:-(
This is sad
Happy Happy may be the next Presidential candidate! No one knows...it's a secret!
wheres Happy HAppy?
SAEEDKAN, grow up and have some compassion as human being! Sexual harrassment is a criminal offence. It's not something you should so easily brush off and laugh away! Imagine if the victim is one of your family members!
Well said.
Ahmed Mansoor from Aljazeera has showed up with bruises on his face, apparently he was attacked as well, thugs been targetting reporters since the first day of the uprising.
Sexual assaults on Egyptian women have dropped drastically as well as sectarian tension between copts and Muslims since the 25th of Jan,although it shall take a long time before things go back to the acceptable levels.
and that the good people of Egypt will help bring about a change in the sorry state of affairs. However that said the issue of sexual harassment of women in Egypt is huge. I have friends who have stayed/stay there tell me tales that make my hair stand on its end. Mind you for those who go about judging others by their race,relegion and attire, my friends are Muslimas adorning the full hijab and even niqab! And I doubt these beasts are all Mubarak supporters. Still we can only hope and pray that positive changes will be brought out by the revolution,Inshallah!
Who said that NDP thugs are gone?
Guys, mubarak cronies are still dominating all ministries
All what they want know to distroy the image of the revolution . But brave egyptain are aware of thier plot. More protesting are coming the following days
SaAeedkhan, you worthless twat!
Really, you find those shocking? I'm rather used to them by now.
all my sympathies are with the lady...may she recover physically and mentally from the taruma
most shocking here are some comments on this thread..:(:(
wearthyform01,
I agree with you.
All that freak moral contra natura imposed control can only result in the usual hypocrisy or this type of harassment!
Its "muslims" like saeedkan who damage the religion in question!
In the same post he preaches and he expresses sadism!
Yes, the crowd was in a frenzy, but there can be NO justification for such a crime.
the poor woman! Shame on the perpetrators of such a vile crime.Having being just rescued from an oppressive regime they show their gratefulness by oppressing and violating an unarmed innocent woman? Sickos! Hope this is not the start of things to come..Audubillah!
for showing off their "piggy bodies" nothing he would say about this case would surprise me.
Ah ok, if that commentator decides to jump off a cliff you will follow because you happen to believe a reader with worse English than yours and not much logic either! There are good and bad people everywhere - but quite amazing how a 'white' woman was picked to abuse. Once again... She was doing her job and I hope she recovers to be able to continue her life.
Well ......... this is not a story but a true history towards Egyptian revolutionist. Am i kidding ?? lol, no ^_^
She had been sexually assaulted and too roughly.
But the matter is that how those guys made a video clip instead of protecting her from those rude barbarians. And the sex clip is no more hidden. It's been uploading through torrents.
I say this had been done just to down the reputation of Egytians by some member of Mosad group.
Hello saeed, showing your true colours once again? Do you even know what it means (what happened to this female journalist)? Sad to see your comments,once again sexist and racist. Not much changed since last year. Happy 2011 (thank you somebody for using 'twat' on him!!!!)
To say a woman made up a sexual assault for sympathy and then to say that she will be okay in a few days. I can't imagine the poor woman who getting stuck with a backwards ignorant twat like you.
must be a part of the revolution which has been going on out there.
I'm on the Vodka diet.
This week i've already lost 3 days.
drink problem?
Well oryx, the response might have been different if she was of different nationality and faith...
saeedkahns real opinion, or is he just trying to create QL attention and sympathy towards himself
saeed have you gone crazy? You doubt it because all the female journalists were not assaulted!
If someone kills a woman you will say 'there must have been something wrong with the woman...if he really is a criminal why didn't he kill other women too!'
Strange logic!!
Thank goodness i have more heart and compassion for a fellow human being than you.
I care. I feel sorry for her and I wish her strength and courage.
She is someone's daughter and sister.....she is also a mother herself.
What if it were your mother or sister? Would you shrug it off with a 'who cares', she 'will anyway be fine in couple of days' and '...read it today and leave it tommorow'?
hamada - if you say so, sad for them. I know that it goes on elsewhere. just commenting on the fact I wasn't surprised about the Egypt example.
Qhris - silly me! It's obvious now you mention it :P
If such incidents could happen with a REPORTER/JOURNALIST, think about the lives of women who live a normal and simple life...
that's really sad to hear this news...
I am sure if the attackers said 'It was nothing personal against the woman, it was just a symbolic attack against someone we saw as representing a Western society'....that most of these people would support what they did and have them as martyrs.
A sad endictment on their attitudes :-(
and adey; don't be silly, Rawda will tell you that these are the men who are going to be furthering humanity, because at least they were proving they weren't gay, right?.
she has been trapped among the revolutionary league!!
If you travel to Mexico or Japan, you will notice that they've got separate wagons/buses because of the steady sexual assaults on women.
Wow what racist sexist comments. A woman is nastily assaulted and this is what you comment????
saeedkan shame on you! you say she will be alright in a couple of days and that it maybe attention seeking behaviour.
then its an attitude of the women, which lead them towards sexual assaults/harassments!!
Egypt has one of highest "Reported" sexual assaults/harassment in the world.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EGYPT
Experienced by 98% of foreign women visitors
Experienced by 83% of Egyptian women
62% of Egyptian men admitted harassing women
53% of Egyptian men blame women for 'bringing it on'
Source: Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights
The rest o the report can be found at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7514567.stm
Don't tell rawda - it'll burst her bubble....oh, but I forgot, of course they are not really muslims.
what these news to do with my country, are you in total control of yourself ??
That is how democracy works! The will of the majority.
That is why it is not possible everywhere.
It is better to hide sex attacks on women behind the controlled media who aren't allowed to report it, like your country, isn't it?.
If it's not on the news, it doesn't happen....
this means country no more safe especially for americans!!