 to torture practices, with men attacked on the basis of their masculinity and women are attacked on the basis of their womanhood, as social norms define those categories?
Of course. Nothing is said during torture parties that is not said on the street. It is just multiplied. So we find in torture of women the same verbal assaults and sexual threats that male-dominated society uses against women. At the same time, as they are being tortured, men are likened to women and to LGBT people. In general, torture is a mechanism for breaking and humiliating a person. The infamous story of ‘Imad al-Kabir is an example: A policeman ordered his subordinate to sexually assault Kabir while taking photographs, which he threatened to distribute among Kabir’s family members. We encounter everything, including rape and sexual assault.
Is it inevitable that torture survivors will be broken by these experiences?
Yes, it is inevitable. But recovery is possible, despite persistent after-effects. The strength of the person in question makes a difference. And the less the individual is aware of the reason for his torture, the less he can explain it, the more difficult his condition can be. Those who work in politics, especially Islamists, believe that this suffering has a meaning, and they are able to decide after the experience whether to continue with their work or to stop. But those who are not directly politicized or who are caught off guard by their torture do not recover easily. They tend to isolate themselves from society and face a certain emotional loss.
What are the cumulative psychological effects of torture and other violence during the clashes between state agents and protesters in the aftermath of the revolution?
Bitterness and anger. No one has been spared. My own son, his friends and his circles, are examples. They went through a lot, from visits to police stations to trips to the morgue. They saw friends die or go to prison and it has all been a cruel experience. My son, for example, has been pouring out his anger at any policeman he meets in the street. Bitterness aside, there is a sense of defeat and a loss of meaning in life, as well as a mix of love and hate for the country and attempts to flee, which fail most of the time.
Have you nonetheless encountered some success in your work?
Of course, there is tangible success. We have become a well-known and respected center, and we are working on important cases. But the more evident success is to be found with patients whose condition is improving and who are returning to normal life, as well as the good state of doctors, and their ability to carry on the hard work, despite the huge pressure they face.
I want to ask you about the Nadeem Center’s role in confronting the state’s crackdown on human rights organizations in the last year. You were an important figure in the stand against the 1999 NGO law, which also limited the freedom of association for the civil society movement.
We had the experience of rejecting the law in 1999, and so we knew how it would end. Nobody believed us when we said we should resist the law because it gave the state the upper hand. That’s why we had to negotiate and, inevitably, a law we opposed passed anyway.
When the law passed, we applied to register the Egyptian Association to Combat Torture alongside other organizations that were also applying to register. The applications were all refused. When we went to court to appeal the decision, the registrations were all accepted, with the exception of the Egyptian Association to Combat Torture. Believe it or not, the last round of arbitration in the Association’s case, which started in 2001, was adjourned again in May without resolution.
Of course, this latest crackdown concerns us. The state can shut us down any time, despite the facts that our accounts are public and that we pay our taxes every year. I am ready to be audited by the authorities, so long as Naguib Sawiris gets audited, too, along with the other big businessmen. If they want to shut down the clinic, they are welcome to do so, but not with the excuse of us using foreign funding. If the state is against foreign funding, let them ban it.
I am one of the people who used to ask diplomats from the European Union in meetings at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies to stop funding programs in Egypt. It is European taxpayers’ money. If the Egyptian government issues a law that gives it control over this money, we cannot really ask the EU to oppose this decision and risk its relations with the Egyptian government. So let them stop the funding and we will manage. We won’t stop working on fighting torture, even if they shut down the clinic. […]
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The […]ORLANDO, FLA. (July 21, 2013) — Three-division and four-time world champion and the Pride of Puerto Rico MIGUEL COTTO and two-time world title challenger and current Top-Five contender DELVIN RODRIGUEZ will host a news conference, open to the public, announcing their upcoming 12-round super welterweight battle, Tomorrow! Tuesday, July 23 in the Disney Atrium at the Amway Center (400 West Church St., Orlando, Fla. 32801). The news conference will begin at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Joining Cotto and Rodriguez will be The Honorable Buddy Dyer, Mayor of Orlando, Allen Johnson, Executive Director of Amway Center, Héctor Soto, Vice President of Miguel Cotto Promotions, and Todd duBoef, President of Top Rank.
Cotto (37-4, 30 KOs), of Caguas, Puerto Rico, making his Florida debut, and Rodriguez (28-6-3, 16 KOs), of Santiago, Dominican Republic, will headline the Amway Center’s first-ever professional boxing event, Saturday, October 5. The Cotto vs. Rodriguez super welterweight event will be promoted by Miguel Cotto Promotions and Top Rank®, in association with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Tecate.
For fight updates go to www.toprank.com and www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, Facebook at facebook.com/trboxing and facebook.com/trboxeo, and on Twitter at twitter.com/trboxing, twitter.com/trboxeo, or twitter.com/warcotto.
I’m a mom, I breastfed, I read medical statistics for fun. You are technically correct (which is usually the best kind of correct) but it’s true that for otherwise-healthy moms and infants, falling asleep on sofas and armchairs is an especially acute suffocation risk.  

It’s a damn shame that some of the loveliest parts of having a newborn can be some of the most dangerous. But I’m a mom, it’s my job to keep my baby safe, not fulfill my own desires.According to various studies by North American and Western European scientists, the following foods are considered best for health.
Apples
Apples have strong antioxidant properties, ie destroy free radicals, kill toxins produced in the body, these substances increase the aging process and cause some diseases disability. Some animal studies show that antioxidants in apples – polyphenols – may prolong the life of laboratory animals.
Research on fruit fly species shows that polyphenols in apples help them maintain their survival. Women in adulthood eat apples regularly every day, reducing their risk of heart disease by 13-22%.
Almonds
Almond nuts are rich in nutrients, they contain iron, calcium, vitamin E, riboflavin, magnesium, fiber. Fatty acids in almonds are unsaturated fatty acids. Fiber in almonds alone is the highest in any other grain. That is why almonds help maintain blood cholesterol levels at normal levels and a healthy heart.
Broccoli
Broccoli is rich in fiber, vitamin C, folate, potassium, calcium, betacarotene, and plant nutrients, which reduce the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. Cooking broccoli too long causes destruction of the above nutrients.
For example, damaging myrosinase (this substance reduces the risk of developing cancer). So the best way to preserve the beneficial nutrients in broccoli is to steam it at low temperatures. Another substance called sulforaphane, present in broccoli, has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties, but it is also destroyed when thoroughly cooked.
Blueberries
According to a Harvard University study (the United States), older people who eat a lot of blueberries (and strawberries) are less likely to suffer cognitive decline than people of the same age. Using blueberries regularly will reduce the risk of high blood pressure by about 10% thanks to a bioactive compound called anthocyanins. Blueberries also help reduce the risk of arteriosclerosis, intestinal diseases, reduce obesity. Animal experiments show that bones are stronger.Unprecedented times. A new normal. Uncertain futures. Whatever current adage you subscribe to, one thing is certain; the world has changed and the economy will change with it.
As the restrictions of social distancing are being used to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers have flocked to alternative options, leaving many businesses struggling to adapt to an online-only method of selling.
In the U.K., according to the Office for National Statistics, online retail sales jumped from 18.9 percent in February to 30 percent in April, while in the U.S., online grocery sales grew to 30 percent. The trend is set to continue as social distancing is expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future, even as governments around the world attempt