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Egypt denied entry to a prominent American scholar arriving at Cairo’s international airport Saturday, the latest incident in the country’s sweeping crackdown on dissent.

Michele Dunne, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former U.S. diplomat, had accepted an invitation to speak at a conference organized by the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, made up primarily of former Egyptian diplomats.

In her work, Dunne is frequently critical of the Egyptian government.

From Frankfurt, Germany, she said on Twitter that some Egyptians complain she doesn’t pay enough attention to pro-government views. But “when I accept invite to (conference) of pro (government) group they deny me entry. Go figure.”

Written by MERRIT KENNEDY/Read more at Yahoo!