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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 […]

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I don’t know if you watch Current TV, but I recommend you this ‘reportage’ from the portuguese journalist Mariana Van Zeller about the machismo (macho attitude) in Spain. Unfortunately, the situation is not very different in Portugal…

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One of the most interesting stories of the day. It´s not about Bush´s visit to Middle East, nor the comeback of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire primary elections. It tells the story of a protest over disputed land in Halkidiki province, in Greece, during which a dozen women entered Mount Athos, home of 20 monasteries. […]

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