#suspended
Maha Bahnassy, a television presenter who recently caused an outrage after commenting on sexual assault cases during President Al-Sisi’s inaugural celebrations, was suspended from privately owned channel Tahrir. “The people are happy, they are having fun," commented Bahnassy during a live broadcast for Tahrir satellite channel after receiving reports of sexual assault in Tahrir square. Bahnassy’s comments caused a widespread outrage and received criticism from women’s rights activists. Following the incident, Tahrir channel apologized for Bahnassy’s comments and further emphasized…
