Journalist Sarah Wali has divided her life between the US and Egypt. When she moved to Eygyt permanently, her family back in the US warned her: the harassment of women is unbearable. But Sarah made it her mission to live in Cairo.

 
Harass map
Rebecca Chiao from the Egyptian Center of Women's Rights helps harassed women fight back - in a high-tech way. Here's how it works: a woman gets harassed on the streets of Cairo. She then sends a text message to Rebecca’s site - HarassMap.org - describing where and how she was harassed. Her report then becomes a dot on the virtual map, allowing other women to avoid the troubled spots of the city. 
 
This story was taken from the latest edition of The State We're In - The kindness of strangers.
 
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