Egyptian women speak out amid global focus on sexual harassment - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Shahira Amin

Shahira Amin

Oct 23, 2017

Egyptian protesters hold up placards and shout slogans during a demonstration in Cairo against sexual harassment on February 12, 2013. Egyptian protesters took to the street again to demand an end to sexual violence, as campaigns against the repeated attacks in central Cairo pick up steam. Sexual harassment has long been a problem in Egypt, but recently the violent nature and frequency of the attacks have raised the alarm. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Gett — Egyptian protesters hold up placards and shout slogans during a demonstration in Cairo against sexual harassment on Feb. 12, 2013. — GETTY/Khaled Desouki

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