Farag Foda
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Job / Known for: Professor, columnist, human rights activist
Left traces: His books and articles defending secularism
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Date: 1945-08-20
Location: EG El Zarqa
Died
Date: 1992-06-08 (aged 47)
Resting place: EG Cairo, Nasr City, Al-Salam Mosque
Death Cause: Assassination by al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya
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Children: Ahmed and Doaa
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Farag Foda was a prominent Egyptian thinker who wrote during a time of Islamic revival and growing influence of Islamism, both violent and non-violent. He was noted for his critical articles and satires of Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt, and for his defense of secularism and human rights. He challenged the Islamist ideology and its demand for Sharia law, and criticized leading Islamist figures for their hypocrisy and inconsistency. He also advocated for democracy, pluralism, and tolerance in the Egyptian society. He was assassinated on 8 June 1992 by members of the Islamist group al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya after being accused of blasphemy by a committee of scholars at al-Azhar University. His death sparked a public outcry and a debate over the role of religion in politics. His collected works were banned in December 1992, but his legacy remains influential among Egyptian intellectuals and activists.
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