Behind Patriarchal Prisons: Struggles against Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment has become a societal and political means of pressure and repression. It was only after female political activists and journalists were sexually harassed by organized groups of paid thugs in 2005 that sexual harassment became identified as “gender-based violence” in Egypt. The incident, which became known as Black Wednesday, constituted a pivotal moment in crystallizing and introducing the concept to human rights circles. It was the starting point...
Rabab Azzam |
10-08-2022
