For an Egyptian author, examining torture is her mission
CAIRO — As torture and abuse by police in Egypt becomes more common, one of Basma Abdel-Aziz’s worries is that people now see it as normal or as part of the tough hand needed to keep stability.
A psychiatrist who has treated victims of torture for a decade, Abdel-Aziz says families sometimes greet it with a shrug. If a loved one has been beaten by police but not killed, their response is often, “Good that that’s all it was,” she said.