Sarah Hegazi

Sarah Hegazi was an Egyptian queer communist activist who was detained, imprisoned, tortured and sexually abused after raising the Rainbow Flag at The Mashrou' Leila concert in 2017. She was forced to flee to Canada leaving behind her family and friends. Sarah wrote her last letter before leaving us:

“To my siblings, I tried to find redemption and failed, forgive me.
To my friends , the experience was harsh and I am too weak to resist, forgive me.
To the world – you were cruel to a great extent, but I forgive.”

الى اخوتي
حاولت النجاة وفشلت، سامحوني

الى اصدقائي
التجربة قاسية وانا اضعف من ان اقومها، سامحوني

الى العالم
لقد كنت قاسيا الجو حد عظيم ولكني اسامح

سارة حجازي


Rest in power, Sarah. We will never forget you.