Honor Killings, #MeToo And The Future For Egyptian Women
Egyptian women pass by Ramadan lanterns in Cairo, in May 2018. - Gehad Hamdy/DPA/ZUMA
Women in Egypt have definitively broken the silence around sexual violence — but what comes next?
2021-04-13
CAIRO — About two weeks ago, Dalia's doorman, landlord, and neighbors — at least three men in total — suspecting her of having sex or some kind of sexual interaction with a guest, forced their way into her apartment in the Cairo neighborhood of Salam, beat her and either threw her out of the window or terrified her so much that she jumped. The National Council for Women, missing the point, said in its press release that Dalia's body was found "fully clothed." Newspapers reported that the prosecution had ordered a vaginal examination of her corpse.