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Egyptian Teen Seeks Justice in Rape Case, and a Battle Erupts Over Women’s Rightshttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/world/middleeast/egypt-rape-assault-women-metoo.html?

Women in Egypt are using social media—especially TikTok—to speak out against victim-blaming in sexual assault cases and to express themselves in ways they can't in broader society. A social media campaign led the government to drop charges against 18-year-old Aya Khamees, who was charged with "violation of family values" after posting about her own rape.