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East Coast Pirate

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4. Religion.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 05:42 AM

Jul 2013

Although sexual harassment is not new to Egypt, suspicions abound that many of the recent attacks are organised by opponents of various protests in a bid to drive people away.

Amnesty International said in a report last year that such attacks appeared to be designed to intimidate women and prevent them from fully participating in public life.

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It is not safe for women in Tahrir Squre: Dutch journalist gang raped in Tahrir Square [View all] cali Jul 2013 OP

As long as women aren't safe from assault, nobody is safe. Nobody. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #1

They have a long bloody way to go. aquart Jul 2013 #2

Soldiers or police acting under cover on Mursi's orders to discredit the anti-Mursi movement. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #3

or just mob mentality and the pervasive anti-woman view held by so many in Egypt. cali Jul 2013 #6

I doubt it. It's the whole country's attitudes towards women. Dash87 Jul 2013 #8

Or, you know, a crowd full of rapey bastards (nt) Recursion Jul 2013 #10

Religion. East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #4

This will hurt the tourism trade. Egypt needs tourists. LiberalLoner Jul 2013 #5

They will just reap what they sew then get the red out Jul 2013 #7

But Daniel Tosh STILL thinks it's funny for a woman to be raped by five guys. AAAAAAUGGGGH! alp227 Jul 2013 #9

Too bad a group of women doesn't grab one of them and geld them just to send a Cleita Jul 2013 #12

I heard an opinion offered today, that Muslim extremists are doing this to prove that Cleita Jul 2013 #11