The young man is thrown towards the gutter, then one of the assailants slaps him. One of them grabs him by the belt while another bellows: 'No, no, to the side. A man with long hair, a t-shirt and tight-fitting jeans is surrounded by a group of young men. The incident took place on Thursday, June 11, on the swanky Gameat el-Dowal street in the Egyptian capital. But in Egypt, the video barely caused a stir when it began spreading on social media networks. You may think that this type of scene, filmed in mid-June in Cairo by a passerby, would be enough to spark a public outcry. Screen grab of an amateur video showing a young man being assaulted in Cairo because of his 'effeminate' look.Ī young man is beaten by a gang of men who accuse him of being a homosexual because of his 'effeminate' looks.