Social media hate campaign in Egypt calls for expulsion of Syrians

A social media campaign calling for the expulsion of Syrians living in Egypt has caused anger and raised questions about the motives behind it.

Egypt says it is home to nine million guests, the term used by government officials when referring to migrants. Syrians, mostly families who fled civil war, are thought to account for 1.5 million of those, making up the second largest group after about five million Sudanese.

The government has publicly distanced itself from the social media campaign and sought to make clear that this was unrelated to…