A woman was sexually harassed by dozens of men on Friday in the city of Zagazig in Lower Egypt, another incident that reveals how the vast majority of Egyptians link women’s clothes to sexual harassment, and further blame them for not respecting men walking on the streets. While the main incident was a mob sexual harassment case insulting and harassing a woman on her way back home from a wedding, several newspapers found it rather compelling to describe her clothes, even stressing the fact that she was “wearing a short dress”, when in fact, it was not relevant. The newspapers included information and description about her clothes in their headlines and leads, an indicator of how important they see it as a vital part of the story. The girl was rescued by the police after several locals had tried to help her from the harassers, but to no avail. The privately-owned Veto-Gate said, “Dozens of youths harassed a girl who was wearing ‘tempting and attention-grabbing clothes’ in Zagazig.” While a TV show on the privately-owned LTC channel “successfully” managed to find a clear photo of the girl and her clothes, even…
Describing Girls’ Clothes is Vital in Sexual Harassment Reports: Egypt Newspapers Logic
April 2, 2017
