“THE DAUGHTERS OF EGYPT ARE A RED LINE” by Mariam Kirollos
http://kohljournal.org/the-daughters-of-egypt-are-a-red-line/ Beyond Victims and Savages The Complexities of Violence, Resistance, and Pleasure Kohl: a Journal for Body and Gender Research Vol. 2, no. 1, Summer 2016 Title: “The Daughters of Egypt are a Red Line:” The Impact of Sexual Harassment on Egypt’s Legal Culture Author: Mariam Kirollos Author’s bio: Mariam Kirollos is an Egyptian feminist and human rights researcher based in Cairo and holds an MA in Human Rights Law from SOAS, University of London. Kirollos is a co-founder of Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment & Assault (OpAntiSH) and a co-author of the Swedish anthology Myten Om Internet (The Myths of the Internet). She tweets at @MariamKirollos Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to identify the impact of the rampant sexual harassment phenomenon on Egypt’s legal culture. Having been vaguely defined in Egyptian laws and largely condoned by the society and justice...