Mob rape of foreign woman exposes scale of sexual violence in Egypt

From People of Shambhala.
Tahrir Square became synonymous with Egypt’s pro-democracy revolution and the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011.

Now, however, it is acquiring an altogether more sinister and shameful reputation as a place where women are cannot visit without being sexually harassed or worse.

On Wednesday evening a foreign woman was reportedly attacked by several dozen men. Some of the men raped her.

Her husband was unable to protect her from the mob, and a number of other people that came to her aid were also… read more.