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62% of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women. And who is to blame for the maltreatment? 53% of men say women. 83% of Egyptian women reported having been sexually harassed. Nearly half of them said the abuse occurred daily. Only 2.4 percent of Egyptian women reported it to the
police, with most saying they did not believe anyone would help.

More than 2,000 Egyptian men and women and 109
foreign women have taken part in this survey. According to the report by the Egyptian Centre for Women’s Rights, sexual harassment on Egyptian streets is on the rise, despite the socially conservative nature of this traditional Muslim society.

Source Reuters