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Farag Foda
فرج فودة
Farag Foda; فرج فودة
	Farag Foda in the 1980s
Born	20 August 1945; El Zarqa, Kingdom of Egypt
Died	8 June 1992 (aged 46); Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Cause of death	Assassination by al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya
Nationality	Egyptian
Occupation(s)	Professor, writer

Farag Foda (Arabic: فرج فودة [ˈfɑɾɑɡ ˈfoːdæ, ˈfuːdæ]; 20 August 1945 – 8 June 1992) was a prominent Egyptian professor, writer, columnist,^[1] and human rights activist.^[2]

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 (ulama) at al-Azhar University.^[1]

Farag Foda was one of 202 people killed by "Islamist motivated assaults" in Egypt between March 1992 and September 1993.^[2] In December 1992, his collected works were banned.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Amnesty was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Miller, Judith (19 July 2011). God Has Ninety-Nine Names: Reporting from a Militant Middle East. Simon and Schuster. p. 26. ISBN 9781439129418.
^ de Baets, Antoon (2002). Censorship of Historical Thought: A World Guide, 1945-2000. Greenwood Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 9780313311932. In December 1992 Foda's collected works were banned

[Amnesty-1] Cite error: The named reference Amnesty was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Miller-2] Miller, Judith (19 July 2011). God Has Ninety-Nine Names: Reporting from a Militant Middle East. Simon and Schuster. p. 26. ISBN 9781439129418.

[de_Baets-3] Baets, Antoon (2002). Censorship of Historical Thought: A World Guide, 1945-2000. Greenwood Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 9780313311932. In December 1992 Foda's collected works were banned

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Farag Foda فرج فودة
Farag Foda in the 1980s
Born	(1945-08-20)20 August 1945 El Zarqa, Kingdom of Egypt
Died	8 June 1992(1992-06-08) (aged 46) Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Cause of death	Assassination by al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya
Nationality	Egyptian
Occupation(s)	Professor, writer