sexual harassment
Egypt’s Al-Azhar says sexual harassment is haram and cannot be justified
Egypt
August 28, 2018
Egypt’s Al-Azhar says sexual harassment is haram and cannot be justified
Al-Azhar mosque, the most prestigious religious institution in the Sunni Muslim world, has issued a statement denouncing sexual harassment…
Man stabbed to death in Alexandria beach protecting wife from harassment
Egypt
August 27, 2018
Man stabbed to death in Alexandria beach protecting wife from harassment
An Alexandrian beach became the site of a grisly murder on Friday when a 40-year-old man was stabbed to…
No sexual harassment cases on first day of Eid: NCW
Egypt
August 23, 2018
No sexual harassment cases on first day of Eid: NCW
Head of the National Council for Women (NCW)’s complaints department Nagla al-Adly announced that field teams have not received any…
Cairo Criminal Court sentences harasser of ‘Heliopolis mall girl’ to one year in prison
Egypt
June 23, 2018
Cairo Criminal Court sentences harasser of ‘Heliopolis mall girl’ to one year in prison
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday a defendant accused of harassing a woman in a Heliopolis mall and stabbing her…
Sexual harassment cases dropped this Eid: National Council for Women
Egypt
June 19, 2018
Sexual harassment cases dropped this Eid: National Council for Women
The National Council for Women (NCW) reported a noticeable decline in cases of sexual harassment during the three days…
Female police officers deployed in Cairo to combat sexual harassment
Egypt
June 16, 2018
Female police officers deployed in Cairo to combat sexual harassment
Female police officers were deployed by the Ministry of the Interior in a large number of areas during Eid al-Fitr…
New law criminalizes sexual harassment in Saudi Arabia
Middle East
June 3, 2018
New law criminalizes sexual harassment in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Shura Council approved a bill that criminalizes sexual harassment, with harassers receiving penalties of up to five…
Actor Morgan Freeman apologizes after accusations
Culture
May 27, 2018
Actor Morgan Freeman apologizes after accusations
Actor Morgan Freeman said on Friday any suggestion he assaulted women or created an unsafe workplace is false and…
American actress Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for defamation, sexual harassment
Culture
May 1, 2018
American actress Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for defamation, sexual harassment
Hollywood actress Ashley Judd on Monday filed a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging that…
Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns after allegation of sexual harassment
World
April 18, 2018
Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns after allegation of sexual harassment
Japan’s top finance bureaucrat resigned on Wednesday, Finance Minister Taro Aso said, after a weekly magazine reported that he had…