Sarah Hegazi | |
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سارة حجازي | |
 Sarah Hegazi | |
| Born | 1 October 1989 |
| Died | (aged 30) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation | IT specialist |
| Years active | 2016–2020 |
| Known for | LGBT, socialist and human rights activism |
Sarah Hegazi (Arabic: سارة حجازي; 1 October 1989 – 14 June 2020), also spelled Hegazy or Higazy, was an Egyptian socialist, writer, and lesbian activist.[1][2] She was arrested, imprisoned and tortured in Egypt for three months after flying a rainbow flag at a Mashrou' Leila concert in 2017 in Cairo.[3] Hegazi, who lived with PTSD resulting from the prison torture she had experienced in Egypt, was granted asylum in Canada, residing there until her suicide.
- ^ "After Crackdown, Egypt's LGBT Community Contemplates 'Dark Future'". NPR. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Noury, Riccardo (15 June 2020). "In memoria di Sara Higazy" [In memory of Sara Hegazy]. Focus On Africa (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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