"Freedom of Expression Must Be Respected"

September 25, 2000

It is 7.00 p.m. in Cairo and the sun is setting. Soon the muezzins will be calling the faithful to perform the Maghrib prayer. The shopping area of Khon Kholily, Husein, is bustling with a large crowd. An Arabic tune sung by the legendary Egyptian and Arabic singer, Umi Koulsom, can faintly be heard coming from the Khon Kholily Café. A pale and heavily wrinkled figure of a man nearing 90 is leaning against the back of a sofa sipping hi...

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