Salma Sabahi is the daughter of politician, Hamdeen Sabahi, and is best known for her activism during and following the Egyptian Arab Spring uprising in 2011.
11 Facts About Salma Sabahi
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Salma Sabahi is originally from Cairo, Egypt and is the daughter of Hamdeen Sabahi, a Nasserist politician and Egyptian presidential candidate in 2012.
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Salma Sabahi is known for supporting her family's political activism through social media.
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Salma Sabahi is best known as a singer during the Egyptian uprising in 2011 and more recently as a TV host for the show el-Beet on the HTV Channel, in which she has been a host for the past two years.
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Furthermore, "Salma Sabahi wanted to dedicate the lyrics of al-Shabbi's poem to the Egyptian protesters on that day".
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On May 22,2013, Salma Sabahi turned herself into authorities after being charged for fraud.
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Salma Sabahi was charged with soliciting at least $23,000 through an online company called Global Ad Mart.
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Salma Sabahi was convicted for a prison sentence of three years and fined LE1,000.
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Salma Sabahi was prosecuted along with seven other individuals involved.
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In December 2013, Salma Sabahi was acquitted of her convictions, overturning her conviction and previous fine.
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Salma Sabahi denies all the charges and has made public claims that the legal trouble she has been facing is a part of a smear campaign against her father.