Monday’s celebration of the traditional Egyptian spring holiday Sham el-Nessim witnessed a “significant decrease” in sexual harassment incidents, which were mostly limited to catcalling, according to an I Saw Harassment report.
I Saw Harassment noted that although women police were not available in downtown Cairo, a hotbed for sexual harassment during feasts, rapid intervention forces and other police departments were present.
“The team of volunteers noticed eagerness by girls and women to listen to awareness messages, as well as boys and men to listen to awareness messages [targeted at them,]” I Saw Harassment said.
Compared to recent years, the percentage of harassment has “significantly weakened,” Colonel Manal Atef, a member of combating anti-women violence at the Ministry of interior, told Ten TV Monday.
Youm7 reported that women police were present outside movie theaters and parks in Cairo and Giza, which are often frequented by harassers.
