Posted on 12/09/2016 3:08:27 PM PST by nickcarraway
A group of Egyptian women have resorted to a new and original way to fight sexual harassment during a march in the capital, Cairo - wearing short dresses.
As onlookers watched on in silent amazement, the women waved signs carrying the message: "we are wearing the dresses of the past, we want the streets of the past”. The message was referring to the sixties and seventies when women’s skirts and dresses were fashionably much shorter, but they received less unwelcomed attention.
Dr Riham Atef, the organizer of the march, told Al Arabiya.Net: “The concept behind this march is inspired by European traditions… We wanted to take part in the movement and raise awareness of the problem of sexual harassment in Egypt’s streets.”
She said that although Egyptian women dressed modestly, they were still exposed to violent, verbal and sexual harassment. This bad reputation has earned Egypt a high ranking in the list of countries where sexual harassment is a problem, just after Afghanistan. And she stressed that the current laws did not deter offenders, especially in a culture where women refuse to report their aggressors, fearing scandal.
Atef said the idea behind wearing short clothing in the march was intended to "shock the community”, as the women of the sixties and seventies enjoyed wearing fashionable trends and did not appear to be subjected to the same levels of harassment.
She added: “Nor did the phenomenon exist all together. Indeed, the prevailing morality of the past endowed women with a respectful status whenever they were in the streets, in public transportations, universities and clubs, so we wanted to march, to remind the community that we as women want to return to the morals and the streets of the past.”
Gutsy gals.
Hubba, hubba. Those were the daze...
...my FRiend
We thought they’d never end . .
gigity
They will never be mistaken for Hillary supporters or campus SJWs.
Indeed they were. My lovely wife wore suede halter tops with hotpants, early 1970s. Our adult kids are amazed looking at pics of us from back them. The disco rage started back then, and the clothes were crazy.
Much better than burkas.
Good to see the Nefertiti gene is still strong in Egypt.
Until they get raped or killed by their neighbors.
Islam is soooooooooooo wonderful.
If this doesn't happen, I'm blaming Trump....
Ah, the sixties. Mini Skirts and shootin’ squirrels. Wonder if anyone here knows what I’m talking about.
LOL, I’ve heard that. And am still waiting for the redeux.
Those skirts in Egypt are equivalent to an American girl running around the streets in a thong.
Islamic morality of covering head to toe has increased along with Islamic prostitution, and not just in Egypt or the Gulf states.
Was working for a major corporation in Kansas City during that time. Hot pants had just come in style but our office dress code did not permit slacks, let alone hot pants. Mini-skirts were in abundance and lots of bare thighs visible when you looked down the aisle between the desks which was just fine with the guys.
But we had one really good looking cheeky gal in the key punch department who decided to wear hot pants to work one day. Boss called her in and told her to go home and change into something that was in compliance with the dress code before she came back. Instead of doing that, she took some scissors, went into the ladies room and cut the crotch out of the hotpants. Suddenly she had a mini-skirt and that passed muster and met the dress code. Created quite a stir in the office.
Wowzer! Cheeky, huh! Which cheeks do you speak of, sir! Oh, I so want those styles to come back (but only on young people, er, good looking young people).
Isn't it odd how the democrats in the USA and the muslims in the mid-east both seemed to go insane at the same time?
I mean that in a serious way.
Some things are best forgotten.
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