Shame Less

In Shame Less, Lina Geoushy focuses on experiences of sexual harassment shared by women in Egypt and across the world. In 2013, the UN conducted a study which showed that ‘virtually all Egyptian women have been victims of sexual harassment’. In Egyptian society, verbal harassment is not viewed as harassment as such, but rather is considered a flirtation of sorts. In addition, many women feel discouraged from reporting incidents of harassment to avoid being shamed or blamed. Shame Less is a collection of sexual harassment stories told by Egyptian women that not only sheds light on a persisting awful status quo that affects women worldwide but also attempts to reverse the stigma by placing it instead upon the perpetrators of abuse.