Egyptian women protesters sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square

Source: The Guardian

A mob of hundreds of men assaulted women holding a march demanding an end to sexual harassment in Cairo, as attackers overwhelmed male supporters and molested several of the marchers in Tahrir Square.

Some victims said it appeared to have been an organised attempt to drive women out of demonstrations and trample the pro-democracy protest movement.

The attack on Friday follows a spate of smaller-scale assaults on women in Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the uprising that forced former president Hosni Mubarak to step down last year.

Earlier in the week, an Associated Press reporter witnessed around 200 men assault a woman who eventually fainted before others came to her aid.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/09/egyptian-women-protesters-sexually-assaulted

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Egyptian women protesters sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square (Original post)	alp227	Jun 2012	OP
Egyptian attitudes on display.	rayofreason	Jun 2012	#1
How do you know this?	shireen	Jun 2012	#4
Apparently you didn't read the rest of the post:	Doremus	Jun 2012	#8
in actuality it is 74% and expected to drop more over the years	La Lioness Priyanka	Jun 2012	#9
74% is a pretty solid majority, and would be indicative of the general attitude	4th law of robotics	Jun 2012	#13
Rate depends on cohort age..	rayofreason	Jun 2012	#14
Really sad K&R. A portent of Egypt's future for women?	riderinthestorm	Jun 2012	#2
This makes me sick.	SunSeeker	Jun 2012	#3
Caroline Sinz, a journalist for French TV suffered the same fate as Lara Logan	may3rd	Jun 2012	#11
Sadly this is not in the least surprising	4th law of robotics	Jun 2012	#5
Things don't seem to be changing for the better in Egypt. eom	tawadi	Jun 2012	#6
Disturbing. Caught my eye in a pile of awful headlines today.	BlueIris	Jun 2012	#7
sickening. brave women though	La Lioness Priyanka	Jun 2012	#10
..men assaulted women holding a march demanding an end to sexual harassment...	may3rd	Jun 2012	#12
When Egypt was the cradle of civilization women had close to equal rights..	athenasatanjesus	Jun 2012	#15

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Sat Jun 9, 2012, 03:53 PM

rayofreason (2,259 posts)

1. Egyptian attitudes on display.

Let there be no mistake - this action to assault the women is in line with the common Egyptian attitude toward women. This is a country where 90% of females suffer FGM.

It will get worse as the Islamists tighten their control over the government and give broader license, even sanction, to the misogynistic impulses in Egyptian culture.

Egyptian women protesters sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square

1. Egyptian attitudes on display.

4. How do you know this?

8. Apparently you didn't read the rest of the post:

9. in actuality it is 74% and expected to drop more over the years

13. 74% is a pretty solid majority, and would be indicative of the general attitude

14. Rate depends on cohort age..

2. Really sad K&R. A portent of Egypt's future for women?

3. This makes me sick.

11. Caroline Sinz, a journalist for French TV suffered the same fate as Lara Logan

5. Sadly this is not in the least surprising

6. Things don't seem to be changing for the better in Egypt. eom

7. Disturbing. Caught my eye in a pile of awful headlines today.

10. sickening. brave women though

12. ..men assaulted women holding a march demanding an end to sexual harassment...

15. When Egypt was the cradle of civilization women had close to equal rights..