American filmaker/journalist arrested in Egypt

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American filmaker/journalist arrested in Egypt

http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/american-journalist-detained-by-egyptian-police-1288678.html

American journalist detained by Egyptian police

CAIRO — An American film maker has told a colleague by phone that she was arrested by Egyptian police while documenting clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

Jehane Nojaim's producer Karim Amer says she was detained and her camera was confiscated.

He said Wednesday he was separated from her after they both fled from tear gas. <more>

Jehane Nojaim is an award-winning film maker of Egyptian ancestry, best known for her 2004 documentary "Control Room" about the pan-Arab news station, Al-Jazeera.
Here she is giving a TED lecture:
http://www.sweetspeeches.com/s/200-jehane-noujaim-a-global-day-of-film

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