Egyptian broadcaster suspended for one year for insulting obese women

After being "insulted" to obese women during her weekly show (Sabaya), broadcast on the satellite channel Al-Hayat.

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• The Egyptian media affairs council had investigated Reham Said after receiving a complaint from the Supreme Council of Women accusing the program's presenter of "gravely insulting a large segment of Egyptian women." and to have used inappropriate terms and descriptions that provoked extreme resentment among Egyptian women. "
• Reham Said said in an episode of his show devoted last week to the cause of obesity in Egypt that fat women were "dead" and "a burden to their families, society, and the state" .

• In tackling this problem, Said referred to the statements made by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi late last year on the seriousness of obesity for public health, calling for the need to address the issue. encourage exercise.
• The Supreme Media Council announced its decision to ban Said from appearing in any media for a year for "committing a crime in the media by insulting Egyptian women."
• The board felt that he "confused his personal opinion with his duty to the media and violated professional standards.

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• The Supreme Council for Media Regulation in Egypt is a body that regulates the affairs of audiovisual and digital media in print, digital and other media.
• The Council is formed by a decision of the President of the Republic and constitutes the alternative body to which the responsibilities of the Ministry of Information have been transferred.
• Reham Said is an Egyptian broadcaster, presenter and actress who has appeared on several television series and is currently presenting Sabaya Al Khair.
• Her television shows have provoked discontent and media tornadoes more than once because of her accusation of unprofessionalism, the exploitation of the characters she covers and the making of reports in the media. media.
• She was convicted in more than one case, including insulting the artist Zina and the case of the mall girl.
• Egyptian activists and media professionals launched a campaign to arrest journalist Riham Said following an episode of her show "Sabaya Al-Khair" broadcast on Al Nahar channel in which she insulted Syrian refugees when she distributed to them help in one of their camps in Lebanon.