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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypts-president-orders-investigation-after-spike-in-sexual-harassment-during-muslim-holiday/2012/10/30/6d78d464-22c6-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html

Egypt's President Orders Investigation after Spike in Sexual Harassment During Muslim Holiday

(AP-Washington Post) Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Tuesday ordered his interior minister to investigate a rash of 735 police complaints about sexual harassment over the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday, which ended Monday. The holiday features celebrations, crowded public squares - and widespread harassment of women by men. Earlier this month, around 200 activists gathered outside the presidential palace to press for a law to criminalize harassment.

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