'Girls at Sea Still Not Accepted': Miles Away from Suez, Egypt's 1st Female Ship Captain Blamed for Blockage
Egypt’s first female ship captain Marwa Elselehdar was dragged into a fake news campaign that blamed her for Suez Canal blockade, reported BBC news.
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'Girls at Sea Still Not Accepted': Miles Away from Suez, Egypt's 1st Female Ship Captain Blamed for Blockage
In an unfortunate incident, Egypt’s first female ship captain Marwa Elselehdar was dragged into a fake news campaign that blamed her for the Suez Canal blockade, reported BBC news. However, as per sources, the said claims were found to be fake when it was revealed that Elselehdar was on duty hundreds of miles away in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria when news of the container ship Ever Given wedged across the Suez Canal was making headlines. “I was shocked. I felt that I might be targeted maybe because I’m a successful female in this field or because I’m Egyptian, but I’m not sure,” the 29-year-old captain was quoted in the BBC report. In addition, screenshots of the fake news headline and a doctored image of the captain were also circulated all over social media on March 22 which further made people believe in the rumours of her involvement in the canal incident. Also Read: 2 terrorists linked to attack BJP leader among 3 killed In a report by BBC, Elselehdar confided that peopl…
