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The Rise and Fall of #MeToo in Egypt: Part 1

Kerning Cultures

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Women and Sexual Harassment

Women started to become extremely powerful because they were able to take back the space that was taken from them. We took back public spaces that were occupied from us and reclaimed our bodies that were constantly threatened and violated. He felt ready to take down a ruthless phenomenon called sexual harassment which had somehow become edemic to an entire culture. But this moment, as overwhelming and monumental as it felt, wasn't the game changer. The fight was nowhere near over. Now activists would need to build the case and start gathering legal evidence against a b c. It was the only way to actually take him to court and sentence him.

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