GLOBAL VOICES: PLANS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT FILM UNVEILED

Blogger Asser Yasser called for volunteers to participate in a documentary film she is working on about sexual harassment of women on the streets of Egypt.  The documentary will be based on following a number of females around for five minutes as they walk in the street.  The goal of the documentary is to get footage of the forms of harassment they get exposed to while running errands.  Many women in Egypt are subjected to sexual harassment on a daily basis.  Women are often taught that there is something wrong with them and that perhaps they give the wrong signals or do something to attract the attention of sexual predators.  This documentary and the stories that come out of it should demystify this problem and hopefully provoke action against it. 

Question to the Blogosphere:  At Search for Common Ground there are many initiatives to combat sexual and gender-specific abuse around the world.  How do you think we can help people working against sexual harassment in Egypt?  What do you think the major barriers will be to reaching a solution to the problem of sexual harassement and abuse on the Egyptian streets?