Monday, June 27, 2011

Egyptian men explain their relentless catcalls

Cairo – Mohammad Anter hands out flyers to evening crowds on a packed Cairo street, trying to catch the attention of any passerby – until one catches his. “Hey, hot chic!” he yells. “You have beautiful eyes!” Mr. Anter is a computer science student and salesman at a small shop here; he is one of Cairo’s many casual harassers. “We’re an Eastern culture, so it’s all right for me to yell out –

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