{"id":647505,"date":"2017-05-11T03:59:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T03:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/"},"modified":"2017-05-11T03:59:03","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T03:59:03","slug":"tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail"},"content":{"rendered":"

TV presenter and former MP Tawfik Okasha was sentenced to a year in jail for faking his<\/strong>PhD diploma<\/strong>, Al Mal<\/a> reports. A lawyer had filed a lawsuit to the prosecutor general, accusing him of the falsification of the document.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TV presenter and former MP Tawfik Okasha was sentenced to a year in jail for faking hisPhD diploma, Al Mal reports. A lawyer had filed a lawsuit to the prosecutor general, accusing him of the falsification of the document.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9257],"tags":[72],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-647505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-your-way-out","tag-enterpriseam","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"480fcd90-3f61-4562-bdb8-6e06a8d26491","order":"0","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[647464],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"\nTV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TV presenter and former MP Tawfik Okasha was sentenced to a year in jail for faking hisPhD diploma, Al Mal reports. A lawyer had filed a lawsuit to the prosecutor general, accusing him of the falsification of the document.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-05-11T03:59:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-05-11T03:59:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/\"},\"wordCount\":50,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"EnterpriseAM\"],\"articleSection\":[\"ON YOUR WAY OUT\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/\",\"name\":\"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-05-11T03:59:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail","og_description":"TV presenter and former MP Tawfik Okasha was sentenced to a year in jail for faking hisPhD diploma, Al Mal reports. A lawyer had filed a lawsuit to the prosecutor general, accusing him of the falsification of the document.","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2017-05-11T03:59:03+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail","datePublished":"2017-05-11T03:59:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/"},"wordCount":50,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["EnterpriseAM"],"articleSection":["ON YOUR WAY OUT"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/","name":"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-05-11T03:59:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/11\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-sentenced-to-one-year-in-jail\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha sentenced to one year in jail"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":628810,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/14\/tv-presenter-tawfik-okasha-arrested-for-forging-his-phd-diploma\/","url_meta":{"origin":647505,"position":0},"title":"TV presenter Tawfik Okasha arrested for forging his PhD diploma","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"14 May 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"You can run, but you can\u2019t hide: Security forces arrested former TV presenter and MP Tawfik Okasha yesterday to carry out his one-year prison sentence for forging his PhD diploma after a misdemeanor court rejected Okasha\u2019s appeal against the initial ruling from last year, Youm7 reports.","rel":"","context":"In "ON YOUR WAY OUT"","block_context":{"text":"ON YOUR WAY OUT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/on-your-way-out\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":631524,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/03\/20\/tawfik-okasha-could-be-making-a-comeback\/","url_meta":{"origin":647505,"position":1},"title":"Tawfik okasha could be making a comeback","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"20 March 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Say it isn\u2019t so: Former TV Presenter Tawfik Okasha is preparing for a TV comeback on his defunct Al Faraeen channel after two years off air, Al Masry Al Youm reports. The infamous talk show host, who brought the airwaves to a whole new low, disappeared from the Public sphere\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "ON YOUR WAY OUT"","block_context":{"text":"ON YOUR WAY OUT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/on-your-way-out\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2018\/3\/515.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":591447,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/12\/05\/defendant-sentenced-to-10-years-in-jail-for-assassination-of-hisham-barakat\/","url_meta":{"origin":647505,"position":2},"title":"Defendant sentenced to 10 years in jail for assassination of Hisham Barakat","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"5 December 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A Cairo criminal court has handed a 10-year jail sentence to a defendant found guilty of involvement in the 2015 assassination of prosecutor general Hisham Barakat, according to Asharq Al Awsat. Sixty-seven people were put on trial in connection with the attack, 37 of whom have been sentenced to death.","rel":"","context":"In "Egypt Politics + Economics"","block_context":{"text":"Egypt Politics + Economics","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/egypt-politics-economics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":627796,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/06\/12\/the-creature-named-okasha-looks-set-to-return-to-the-airwaves-when-talk-shows-return-from-ramadan-hiatus\/","url_meta":{"origin":647505,"position":3},"title":"The Creature Named Okasha looks set to return to the airwaves when talk shows return from Ramadan hiatus","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"12 June 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Dig a hole. Make it deep. Crawl into it. Pull the earth in on top of yourself. We can think of no other way to cope with the news that the creature named Tawfik Okasha is returning to television after Eid. That\u2019s right, folks: Okasha, the enemy (the Anti-Murrow if\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Enterprise+: Last Night\u2019s Talk Shows"","block_context":{"text":"Enterprise+: Last Night\u2019s Talk Shows","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/enterprise-last-nights-talk-shows\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2018\/6\/302.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":653112,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/01\/29\/rehaam-saeed-sentenced-to-jail-time-abdel-aty-emerges\/","url_meta":{"origin":647505,"position":4},"title":"Rehaam Saeed sentenced to jail time, Abdel Aty emerges","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"29 January 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Our collective prayers have been answered: Al Nahar TV presenter\/the spawn of Satan Rehaam Saeed was sentenced to six months in prison and fined EGP 10k for defaming actress Zeina on her show, Al Mal reports.And guess who has crawled out of their dank lair 3,000 ft underground. Why, none\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "ON YOUR WAY OUT"","block_context":{"text":"ON YOUR WAY OUT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/on-your-way-out\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":636961,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/05\/tv-presenter-receives-three-year-sentence-for-inciting-immorality-on-air\/","url_meta":{"origin":647505,"position":5},"title":"TV presenter receives three-year sentence for \u201cinciting immorality\u201d on air","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"5 November 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"TV presenter Doaa Salah was sentenced to three years in prison for \u201cinciting immorality\u201d on her show on An-Nahar network, the Associated Press reports. \u201cSalah's comments were made in July, when she counselled women to enter bogus, for-cash marriages to get pregnant and then quickly divorce, or to seek artificial\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Egypt Politics + Economics"","block_context":{"text":"Egypt Politics + Economics","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/egypt-politics-economics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647505\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/647464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647505"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=647505"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=647505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}