Sarah Hegazi
Sarah Hegazi | |
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سارة حجازي | |
Sarah Hegazi | |
| Born | 1 October 1989 |
| Died | (aged 30) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Occupation | IT specialist |
| Years active | 2016–2020 |
| Known for | LGBT, socialist and human rights activism |
Sarah Hegazi (Arabic: سارة حجازي; 1 October 1989 – 14 June 2020; also rendered Hegazy or Higazy) was an Egyptian writer, LGBTQ activist, and socialist. She was arrested and imprisoned in Egypt for three months after waving a rainbow flag at a Mashrou' Leila concert in 2017 in Cairo. Hegazi subsequently suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the torture she endured in prison. She committed suicide in June 2020.