Egyptians Form Human Shields To Protect Female Protesters

Written for Al-Monitor CAIRO- As violence against women protesting in Tahrir Square grew, Egyptians were taking measures to provide safety for the female protesters. In one instance, males have formed a human shield around women, so that attackers cannot get close to them.

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Egyptian Women Brave Crowds to Protest Morsi

Written for Al-Monitor June CAIRO- 24-year-old Salma walks down the streets of Heliopolis, a neighborhood in Cairo where protests against President Mohammed Morsi are taking place on June 30. Like a lot of other women in Cairo, she had been assaulted when she took part…

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