Sexual harassment rampant in Egypt

On the way to the bridge that crosses the Nile between Cairo districts of Zamalek Mohandisin and she felt suddenly an unwelcome hand on his body. She gave the laughing man a slap in the face, but soon he needed her up against a wall.

The anonymous woman shouted for help, and when some other men approached, pulled away from the abuser.

- One of the men asked me what he stole. I replied that he did not steal anything, but Tafsas me. Then they said, "Well, nothing to worry about," says the woman.

The story is just one of hundreds that have been submitted to Harassmap . Site mapping sexual harassment in Egypt - everything from wisecracks to tafsing and rape.

- It forces women away from the public. The message is that women are not welcome, says the founder of Harassmap, Engy Ghozlan, to news agency TT. '