Women to log sex harassment

NEARLY every woman in the Egyptian capital has experienced leering, whistles, groping or other sexual harassment in the street.

In a few months they will be able to speak out on the internet.

A planned website, Harrasmap, will allow women to report instances of harassment via text message or blogging website Twitter. They will be loaded onto a map of Cairo to show hotspots and areas that might be dangerous for women. The data will be shared with activists, media and police.

“The whole idea is to have user-generated information,” said Engy Ghozlan, one of the volunteers organising the programme.