Movie Description

Queer Egypt Under Attack

(2023)

Overview

A BBC News investigation has revealed how violent criminal gangs are finding, abusing and extorting people from the LGBT community they meet online in Egypt. Using masking technology to hide the identities of the people he meets, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin navigates the complex online and real-life world of people who identify as queer and who have been repeatedly targeted by a gang with violent viral video humiliations and police arrests.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleQueer Egypt Under Attack

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2023-01-31

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 47m

Production CompaniesBBC Arabic,BBC News Arabic,البي بي سي العربية,BBC World Service,BBC Documentaries

Genres

  • Documentary