Egyptian Culture Minister Resigns over Plagiarism Case
The ruling ordered her to pay LE100,000 and withdraw the disputed book after judges found plagiarized quotations in the biography.
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Egypt’s Culture Minister Resigns Following Court Ruling in Copyright Dispute
Gihan Zaki resigned from her position as Egypt's minister of culture after a final court ruling ordered her to pay compensation in an intellectual property dispute involving writer Soheir Abdel Hamid. The case centered on a biography of Egyptian aristocrat Kout El Kouloub, with the court ruling that Zaki had violated the intellectual property rights
Egyptian Culture Minister resigns over plagiarism case
Egyptian Culture Minister Jehan Zaki submitted her resignation to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Tuesday after a court ruling convicted her of infringing on intellectual property rights. The Cassation Court on Monday upheld the ruling issued against Zaki by the Economic Court, finding her guilty of infringing on the intellectual property rights of writer Soheir Abdel-Hamid. The ruling obligates the Minister of Culture to pay LE100,000 in com…
Dr. Jihan Zaki, former Minister of Culture, issued an official statement following her resignation to the Prime Minister, following a final judgement by the Court of Cassation in the case concerning property rights of the...
Culture minister resigns after court upholds plagiarism ruling
Culture Minister Jihan Zaki resigned on Tuesday after a final court verdict upheld a decision that found her liable for plagiarizing the work of author Sohair Abdel Hamid in her book. The Court of Cassation rejected on Monday two appeals filed by Zaki and upheld earlier rulings by the Cairo Economic Court convicting her of infringing on Abdel Hamid’s intellectual property rights. The latest verdict and following resignation come after the govern…
Egyptian Culture Minister Jihan Zaki resigned to avoid putting the government in a difficult position after the Supreme Court upheld a ruling in an intellectual property rights infringement case. The Prime Minister accepted the resignation.
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