Do Upper Egyptian women have a tendency to cheat on their husbands?

CAIRO 

1/3 of Egyptian women cheat on their husbands

In Egypt, talking about Infidelity in public may have career-altering repercussions – or that is what TV show host Khairy Ramadan discovered. His TV show “Momken,” which in Arabic means “It’s Possible,” was suspended for 15 days after one of his guests declared that a third of Egyptian women, especially women from Upper Egypt, have a tendency to cheat on their husbands.

The guest on the show was Tamer el Sobky. He is the administrator of a Facebook page called “Diary of a Suffering Man.”  It has more than 1 million followers and is dedicated to the mocking of unfaithful wives.

Egyptian women may be inclined to infidelity due to widespread impotence among Egyptian men

On the show, Sobky said with all seriousness that women in Upper Egypt are often married off in arranged marriages and find married life “boring.” He also suggested that Egyptian women may be inclined to infidelity due to widespread impotence among Egyptian men.

The episode  was actually aired last December and did not elicit much attention until a clip focusing on Sobky’s comments began to circulate on social media. That provoked the ire of many Egyptians, particularly from Upper Egypt. Sobky began to receive death threats.

In a video posted on his Facebook page, Sobky claimed that his words were taken out of context by administrators of Facebook pages in Upper Egypt who then shared the video. ‘It is impossible that I would insult the women of Upper Egypt,” Sobky contended.

Upper Egypt is arguably the most conservative part of the country.

The Chamber of Audiovisual Media Industry (CAMI) notified the CBC television channel on Sunday that its “Momken” chat-show program was suspended for 15 days following complaints about a guest interviewed by host Khairy Ramadan.

The chamber issued a statement on Sunday stressing respect to all Egyptian women and denouncing Sobky’s accussations.

CAMI said the move was partly intended to show support for a lawsuit is filed against Sobky on the grounds that his comments had offended public morals.

Mohamed al-Amin, the head of CAMI, said the chamber had blocked the show and started investigations into Ramadan because he had not defended Upper Egyptian women against Sobky’s accusations.

The chamber also called on the House of Representatives to issue a new law regulating media content.

Amin called on the prime minister and the House of Representatives to speed up the creation of a law to regulate media and said Sobky should be banned from appearing on TV.

Mohamed Hany, president of CBC, said the channel would comply to the chamber’s decision.

The CBC issued a statement Sunday apologizing for Sobky’s remarks, saying the channel is against insulting any citizen. The statement described Upper Egyptians as a source of pride and dignity to the nation.

Source:

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/16/this-is-what-happens-in-egypt-if-you-discuss-infidelity/
• http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/cbc-host-suspended-over-guest-s-insult-upper-egyptian-women