Best known on the international stage as a plaintiff in Egypt鈥檚 鈥渧irginity test鈥� case this year, Samira Ibrahim is an outspoken activist, fighting for respect for women鈥檚 rights. In the midst of protests in Egypt鈥檚 Tahrir Square last year, Ms. Ibrahim and six other female protesters were arrested and subjected to a 鈥渧irginity test鈥� in a military prison. Ms. Ibrahim sued the military, and in December the practice was ruled illegal. Months later, a military court exonerated the doctor charged with administering the tests, causing what Ibrahim called a threat to women鈥檚 rights by both the military and Islamists.
鈥淚t takes a strong person to stand up for what is right in the face of ostracism and public scrutiny,鈥� said Charlize Theron, who wrote . 鈥淪amira represents the model of how to stand up to fear, and the impact she has made reaches far beyond Egypt.鈥�
