Egypt still has a way to go as far as women are concerned.  There was the disgraceful attack several weeks ago on newscaster Lara Logan, and then more recently a group of angry men broke up a women’s rights rally in Tahrir Square this past week.  They sexually assaulted and beat the several hundred women who were taking part; “they were touching us everywhere” one of them stated.

Talk about treating women like second class citizens – - women had a decisive role in the uprisings that eventually drove Mubarak out, but it’s not doing them any good.

Statistics:  Sexual harassment is a given in Egyptian society.  In a 2008 survey, 83 percent of women said they had been groped, and 62 percent of men admitted to harassing women.

I hope the women of Egypt can stand strong and end this disgraceful situation.