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Women violated in the cradle of Egypt’s revolution, activists say
NBC News ^ | March 23, 2013 | Susan Kroll and Marian Smith

Posted on 03/23/2013 3:56:55 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Cairo's Tahrir Square, once the staging ground for the massive uprising that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, is quickly becoming notorious for something very different: an organized campaign of sexual assaults, activists say.

The past year has seen an increase in attacks against women at demonstrations, but recently they have been particularly rampant—and, according to witnesses and activists, they have been following similar patterns.

On the two-year anniversary of the revolution on Jan. 25, at least 19 women were sexually assaulted in and around Tahrir Square in one night, some with knives, activists said. Dozens more cases have been reported in the two months since.

“The message to women is, ‘You should stay at home, you should stop protesting, you should feel stigmatized,’” said Hania Moheeb, an Egyptian journalist who was herself assaulted in the square that night. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: askingforit; egypt; egyptmb; misogyny; muslimbrotherhood; religionofpieces; rop; tahrirsquare; tahrirsquarerape; waronterror

1 posted on 03/23/2013 3:56:55 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Obama’s war on woman continues.


2 posted on 03/23/2013 3:58:39 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: Olog-hai

And we’re sending these bass turds HOW much in jizya ... I mean foreign aid? This needs to stop IMMEDIATELY.


3 posted on 03/23/2013 4:00:19 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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To: Olog-hai

Rape and murder is just a way of life for these mysogynistic orcs of the middle east, and the libs seem to like that.


4 posted on 03/23/2013 4:03:25 PM PDT by dainbramaged (Joe McCarthy was right.)
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To: Olog-hai

And is anyone surprised by this? Muslims have never treated women well.


5 posted on 03/23/2013 4:06:00 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Obama’s war on women? No, that would be the Muslim war on women.

Wait, isn’t Obama a Muslim?

Aha. It all makes sense now.


7 posted on 03/23/2013 4:56:39 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Free goodies for all -- Freedom for none.)
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To: dainbramaged

There was a time this would really upset me. I’ve been
desensitized over the years,as we’ve learned more about
TROP. The needle on my give-a-damn meter doesn’t even move.

Just thankful to have been born and lived in America as
it was. Also glad to be well into my 50’s,not starting out.


8 posted on 03/23/2013 5:37:26 PM PDT by americas.best.days... ( I think we can now say that they are behind us.)
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To: Olog-hai

When you put rabbid dogs in charge of a country - especially Islamic dogs - don’t be surprised when women get assaulted, abused, and raped....


9 posted on 03/23/2013 5:46:14 PM PDT by TheBattman (Isn't the lesser evil... still evil?)
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To: Olog-hai

They should change the name to gangbang square.


10 posted on 03/23/2013 6:14:36 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: Olog-hai

Oh, my! Egyptians attacking women. What is this world coming to?


11 posted on 03/23/2013 6:22:56 PM PDT by miserare
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To: Olog-hai
Mark Steyn: In Arab Spring, a Young Man’s Fancy Turns to…

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/284113/arab-spring-young-mans-fancy-turns-mark-steyn

12 posted on 03/23/2013 7:54:18 PM PDT by TChad (Call them Oppressives, not Progressives.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Olog-hai.
Cairo's Tahrir Square... becoming notorious for... an organized campaign of sexual assaults... "The message to women is, 'You should stay at home, you should stop protesting, you should feel stigmatized,'" said Hania Moheeb, an Egyptian journalist who was herself assaulted in the square that night.

13 posted on 03/23/2013 9:52:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: Olog-hai

What would one expect from Leftists? The only difference is that “our” Leftists pretend to care about women as something other than useful tools to further an agenda.


14 posted on 03/24/2013 5:34:00 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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