Nancy Okail

Nancy Okail (born 1976/1977) is an Egyptian activist and a scholar with a focus on security, human rights, democracy and power relations of foreign aid. In 2013, Okail was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison in the controversial Egyptian court case against local and foreign non-governmental organization (NGOs) Quotes If defending justice is a crime, then long live criminality! The Cairo Review of Global Affairs When the U.S. decides to just give away the military aid to Egypt without considering the consequences on us, it sends a message that the West and the U.S. don’t care about democracy and human rights. They just care about strategic stability. The New York Times I will never forget the sound of the iron doors of the courtroom cage being slammed behind us, making an example of those who dared to stand up for democracy. The Cairo Review of Global Affairs External links Category:Women politicians in Egypt Category:Women activists from Egypt Category:Television presenters Category:Political activists Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Living people