{"id":649116,"date":"2017-04-23T04:02:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T04:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/23\/aya-hijazi-a-lesson-for-politically-active-egyptians\/"},"modified":"2017-04-23T04:02:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T04:02:40","slug":"aya-hijazi-a-lesson-for-politically-active-egyptians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/23\/aya-hijazi-a-lesson-for-politically-active-egyptians\/","title":{"rendered":"Aya Hijazi, a lesson for politically active Egyptians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Egyptian pundits are using the Aya Hijazy case to point to others who have been <\/strong><strong>wrongfully locked up<\/strong>. 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