Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 16, 2021, 07:15 AM
Egyptian women are now raising their voice against sexual violence. Recently, after a scene shown on an Egyptian serial TV show, women have shared their bad experiences with them on social media. In this, there is a case of a 34-year-old woman, whose husband raped her on the honeymoon.Safa says, 'My period was going on and I was not ready for sex. But my husband felt that I was avoiding having a relationship with him. That's why on the first night of my marriage, they hit me, tied my hands, pressed my face and then raped me. The sexual assault caused injuries to his genitals, wrists and face.At the same time, the story of another 27-year-old woman is even more painful. She writes, 'She was like an angel to me. When we were married for a year, at that time I got pregnant and I was about to give birth. However, in the meantime we got into a fight, after which he had decided to punish me.He tried to have sex with me forcibly and raped me. Because of this I had a miscarriage. After this I got divorced from my husband after a long fight and got separated from him. But even today the pain of losing my child is in my mind.Forced sex with a wife is a prevalent social evil in many areas of Egypt, especially on the day of honeymoon. According to a report by the National Council for Women, Egypt receives an average of 6,500 cases every year involving marital rape, sexual harassment and forced sexual practices by husbands.According to the BBC report, a woman working in an organization providing legal aid for women says, 'It is common culture in Egypt to consider women available for sex 24 hours a day. This belief is responsible for marital rape. She says, a common religious belief in Egypt is that if a woman refuses to have sex with her husband, she commits a sin and is cursed by angels throughout the night.In fact, marital rape is not a crime under Egyptian law. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers it a form of sexual violence. It becomes difficult to prove this offense in the courts. Therefore, in most cases, punishment is not possible. The reason for this is Section 60 of the Egyptian Penal Code.