Gawk like an Egyptian?
There have been a number of terrible stories out of Egypt of female journalists being molested by crowds of men.
Cultural factors must be at play here, and obviously questions to be asked as to risk taking in the name of news.
The impact on the women concerned must be awful; it is hard to imagine the shock and fear of being overwhelmed and man-handled.
The latest report involved Mona Eltahawy, an Egyptian-American journalist, who was:
sexually assaulted by police during hours under detention after taking part in protests on the sprawling square that has become a landmark of the Arab Spring.
“Besides beating me, the dogs of [central security forces] subjected me to the worst sexual assault ever,” Eltahawy said on her Twitter account.
Her story came with a photo of Mona with her broken arms in casts.
Unfortunately her t-shirt carried a slogan that, to BabbelOn’s eyes, somewhat undermined her position.
Mona's mixed message?
