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CAIRO (Reuters) - In just two months, Egypt’s burgeoning #MeToo movement has exposed sexual assaults, spurred legal reform and emboldened hundreds of abuse victims including celebrities to speak out, sparking a long-overdue debate about gender inequality.
FILE PHOTO: Women raise their arms before starting the first Egyptian womens race, to raise awareness about violence against women, in the neighbourhood of Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Now, rights activists in the conservative country say keeping the social media campaign’s momentum going hinges on taking the message offline to reach poorer women, especially in rural areas, and changing attitudes in the justice system.