12 Years After a UN Report Found 99% of Women in Egypt Had Been Harassed, Are Egypt’s Streets Safer Today?

12 Years After a UN Report Found 99% of Women in Egypt Had Been Harassed, Are Egypt’s Streets Safer Today?

Caution: The information below may be triggering due to the details of sexual assault cases reported. The streets of Cairo are always alive: cars honking, vendors calling out, friends chatting at late-night cafés. But for many women, walking through the city means staying alert. A simple stroll can shift in seconds: a stare, a comment, a hand that stretches too far. Twelve years ago, a United Nations report found that 99 percent of Egyptian wome…