Some REEL Muslims...

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7. You'd probably like "Cairo 678" then.

I should have said more about that movie, but the post was already approaching Biblical length.

The 3 main characters in "Cairo 678" are:

Seba, a rich woman who started teaching women's self-defense classes after she was raped.

Fayza, a working-class mother trying to raise enough money to keep her kids in school. Often late to work due to avoiding gropers on the buses. Finally takes direct action with a sharp knitting needle.

Nelly, a young middle-class woman determined to take her assault case to court, despite intense pressure to drop it. Her own family turns against her for "embarrassing" them. And NOBODY in Egypt wants to hear the words "sexual harassment."

Along with the sexual issues, the movie has a lot to say about Egypt's class structure and how it can divide people trying to work toward common goals. (Which seems to be true everywhere in the world.) e.g., Fayza the modest working mother upbraids Seba for wearing tight clothes and not wearing the hijab.