Is a tragedy in Egypt changing womens rights?

Published: Jan. 10, 2022, 2 a.m.

Basant Khaled was 17 when she is believed to have taken her own life.\nIt\u2019s alleged that private, digitally altered images of Basant were shared online.\nAnd that they were seen by fellow students. \nHer family say she wasn\u2019t able to cope with people\u2019s comments before her suicide.\nHer story has led to much discussion on social media in Egypt. \nAnd women are calling for more rights and supports for women facing sexual harassment.

This episode contains frank discussions of suicide

Host: Alan Kasujja (@kasujja)\nReporting: Rana Taha\nGuest: Farah Swellam