Egyptian businessman Ayyūb

‘Adlī, the owner of Stella, a tourist resort on the Egyptian North Coast, is accused of

promoting

sectarianism to attract more clients. Sales representatives from Stella are said to have spread

rumors that

I‘mār, an Arabian Gulf tourist company and owner of a neighboring tourist resort

in

Sīdī ‘Abd al-Rahmān called Marāsī, restricts the freedom of its

clients to drink alcohol in restaurants.