Why, men cannot possibly be held to account for their own personal failings and weaknesses!
I saw many amazing things in Alexandria, Egypt, but this was one of the most amazing:
Beautiful morning, I'm having breakfast in my hotel dining room. That room overlooked the Mediterranean, and the seawall/sidewalk running along the sea.
A Muslim woman was walking on that sidewalk, apparently dressed in conformance with all the rules - she wore long black trousers, a bulky top covering all but her hands, and the hijab (headscarf). So, totally modestly dressed. Perfectly turned out Muslim woman, etc.
A man sitting on the seawall jumped off, stalked stealthily up behind her, and grabbed her ass. Right there in public, in front of Allah and everybody! I couldn't believe I was seeing this. I had seen that happen to Western women in Egypt, but they're shameless infidels anyway.
Another Egyptian man saw this happen. He jumped off the seawall, grabbed the groper in a headlock, and proceeded to pound his head for several minutes.
Which I have to admit was gratifying to watch. But unfortunately women can't always count on an outraged man being around. And of course, they shouldn't need to. Anywhere.
I eventually figured out the woman's crime, maybe. She was modestly dressed but did not have a male with her. Had the sheer effrontery to go out walking by herself, which probably announced she was a Loose Woman. Or something like that.
Related Worthless Anecdote...a writer for Egypt Today told this story about an incident during Ramadan - when most Muslims get even more holier-than-everybody. During Ramadan, perfect strangers will harass each other for un-Islamic behavior.
The writer was walking along, minding his own business and sharing a joke with the woman beside him. They were laughing.
A man came up and told him he shouldn't be laughing in public during the Holy Month. And that woman should be walking BEHIND him, not beside him. And he shouldn't be talking to her anyway.
IIRC, the writer's response was: "Yessir, you are correct. I should ignore this most unworthy woman. But I really can't. She's my sister."
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