EGYPT SEXUAL ASSAULT

After dozens of women shared on social media accusations of sexual assault and harassment by a 21-year-old Egyptian university student, he was arrested within days.

In a briefing report of  The New York Times, the swift and public action marked a significant turnaround for a country where women who spoke out on sexual assault were often blamed. Social media activism has planted the seeds of a national reckoning in the latest Egyptian #MeToo moment.

The state-run National Council for Women said it had received over 400 complaints of violence against women since the furor erupted. Al Azhar, a top Islamic clerical body, has encouraged the women to speak out and has rejected claims that they were to blame in any way.