Lara Logan is prominent in a report in this morning's papers. This from The Times ~~

TV REPORTER [Lara Logan] WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND BEATEN BY MOB OF 200 IN TAHRIR SQUARE

An 'analysis' insert by James Hider reads:~

The frenzy of the sexual assault on CBS correspondent Lara Logan shocked many people, but a woman being sexually harassed was not surprising. Egypt has a terrible reputation for men molesting women, especially foreigners, who are seen by many of the poorer-educated men as having looser morals. Few women visit Egypt without encountering some abuse. While many brush it off, there is a sinister aspect.

The results of a 2008 survey by the Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights found that 83% of Egyptian women have suffered some form of sexual abuse ~ and that rises to a staggering 98% among foreign women.

Part of the problem is a culture of impunity, with inadequate laws and a corrupt and incompetent police force. Women are often led to believe they are to blame for any sex abuse and discouraged from reporting abuse.

60% of men in the 2008 survey admitted harassment, and they are often shocked when Western women they have groped turn on them, shouting or kicking them.


Further comment would be superfluous.

~M~