February 11, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9178
Syrian Writer: #MeToo Campaign Not Enough To Prevent Sexual Harassment In Arab Countries; Punishment And Public Censure Are Also Needed
February 11, 2021
In a December 12, 2020 article on the website of the London-based daily Al-Arabi Al-Jadid
, Syrian poet and journalist Rasha Omran writes that, while the global #MeToo campaign has encouraged women in the Arab world to speak out about the sexual harassment they experience, this campaign is not sufficient to deter the offenders in the absence of sufficiently strict legislation and in the absence of broad public censure. She adds that the problem of harassment in Arab societies is prevalent even among educated and liberal circles, whose members could be expected to rise above the patriarchal mindset that views women as a commodity. Omran also bemoans the fact that many women in the Arab world justify the harassment and abuse of women and blame the victims. This, she said, reflect
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MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Persian, Urdu-Pashtu, and Turkish media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.