In a first for Egypt’s fight against sexual assault and harassment, Egypt’s newly elected President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi visited the victim of the brutal sexual assault captured on video in Tahrir Square. The video, aired by Egypt’s state television, shows President Sisi visiting a Military hospital where the victim is being treated. Upon entering the room, President Sisi hands the victim a bouquet of flowers and immediately apologizes for the incident. “We are sorry. We are not good,” says President Sisi apologetically. “I am apologizing to every Egyptian woman.” Remove the video “The video…on YouTube…being aired every day…my daughter is watching it,” says the female victim, asking President Sisi to move to remove the horrific video that has stirred outrage across the world. Following the victim’s requests, President Sisi affirms that no longer will even a single case of sexual assault be acceptable. “I will not call the Minister of Interior or the Minister of Justice. I will call every soldier in Egypt. Whether from the police services or the military and…wherever they are in the country,” affirms the President. “I am talking to you [the soldiers]. I am talking…
