In Cairo, Police Crack Down on Growing Protests Against Sexual Harassment

CAIRO, Egypt -- During the latest protest against sexual harassment here last month, women were once again the victims of harassment. This time, however, the assaulters were none other than Egypt's security policemen.

At a Nov. 15 protest, female protesters were stalked, groped, shoved and pushed around. In one case, a woman in flowing black robes and a colorful bright scarf was held by the arm, dragged over a flight of stairs and shaken by her veil as bystanders and a fellow male protestor were hurled back.

The humiliated young woman -- in her early twenties -- was not the only one who was manhandled.

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