NEWS FLASH
Women’s March: ‘Women Of Egypt Are The Country’s Red Line’ | The women of Egypt took to the streets of Cairo today by the thousands for a march protesting mistreatment during recent demonstrations. In clashes with security forces this weekend, pictures and video surfaced of a hijab-clad woman being stripped and beaten by police. Even U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took notice, calling the mistreatment a “disgrace.” Today, at least 3,000 women, some clutching posters depicting the incident, marched to Tahrir Square. Men surrounded and protected them, chanting en masse, “The women of Egypt are the country’s red line” — in other words, don’t cross them. Here’s a picture snapped by NBC News’s Ayman Mohyeldin:
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