Despite having been widely covered in the media Sexual Harassment is still an ongoing debate among the Egyptian society.
When the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights(ECWR) investigated the issue five years ago, the phenomenon was still unclear.Their latest results showed a high percentage of women facing harassment on a daily basis.
Earlier this year, draft laws were proposed to the Egyptian Parliament recommending a clear definition of Sexual Harassment in the Penal Code with appropriate punishements.
In light of these recent developments, a wide range of experts have answered the question of what Sexual Harassment is and why it occurs in the capital.
With testimonies of the women in Cairo who faced harassment, find out here, in this video documentary, the answers from the sociologists, psychologists, activists,lawyers, religious preachers and writers.