The 'Me Too' campaign began in Kuwait, one of the most important countries in the Middle East, in early February after a fashion blogger shared a video of him being sexually harassed.
The massive 'Me Too' campaign in Kuwait has shaken not only the Gulf country but also other Arab countries, and it is thought that the campaign will be extended to other Middle Eastern countries as well.
The "Me Too Campaign" in Kuwait began when American-born Kuwaiti fashion and beauty blogger Asia Al Faraj shared a short video on Instagram last week.
Asia Al-Faraj spoke openly about the issue of sexual harassment of women in Kuwait in a two-and-a-half-minute video on February 5.
Asia alleges in a video shared in English that she and other women are sexually, verbally and physically harassed on every street in Kuwait.
He also questioned the silence of women on sexual harassment and said that there was no shame in talking about the injustice done to them and now it was time to bring the incidents to light.
Although Asia al-Fajr did not mention any untoward incidents, it did say that Kuwait has a tradition of sexual harassment of women.
According to him, not only locals but also women from other countries who work here are harassed in Kuwait.
According to the fashion and beauty blogger, other countries, including Pakistani, Indian and Filipino women in Kuwait, are also sexually exploited and they endure all this for the sake of employment.
According to a news agency, Shaima Shimo, a 27-year-old woman who recently returned home after receiving a medical degree from a foreign country after being sexually harassed by Asia Al Fajr, called herself "Lan Asket". She created an Instagram account and appealed to women across Kuwait to tell the story of what happened to her.
A Google form was also provided in the account created by Shaima Shimo, which appealed to the men and women who have been harassed to send details of what happened to them.
The Arabic word 'Lan Asket' means I will not remain silent anymore and after creating an Instagram account with the same name, many important personalities and ordinary Kuwaiti users also used the same hashtag to talk about incidents of harassment. Of
While the general public also talked about the issue of harassment of women using the hashtag 'Lan Asket', it was also discussed on social media accounts of other foreign embassies in Kuwait, including the United States. The issue was discussed.
Regarding harassment of women in Kuwait, Shaima Shimo, who created the 'Lan Asket' account on Instagram, said that incidents of harassment of women are usually linked to their dress and lifestyle. ۔
According to her, whenever a woman is sexually harassed, she is told to cover herself and change her lifestyle so that she can avoid harassment.
Shaima Shimo said that women who have been sexually harassed in Kuwait also have a problem of shame, they feel that when she describes what happened to her, not only her honor but also the honor of her family. It will also be bad.
She claimed that due to embarrassment and social stigma, many women do not report what happened to them and do not go to the police station out of embarrassment.
In this regard, Ruthna Begum, senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, said that the systematic series of sexual harassment of women continues not only in Kuwait but also in other Middle Eastern countries.
"Women have no choice but to severely punish those who harass them for other reasons, including their dress and lifestyle," she said.
After a fashion blogger talked about sexual harassment and a doctor created a social media account to cover such incidents, ordinary young Kuwaiti women were seen talking about the same issue.
In a series of videos, a student also spoke about the incidents of verbal, mental and physical harassment of women in Kuwait and said that it was time to end the silence on such incidents.
Sexual harassment was also discussed by activists on social media, including various FM radio stations, TV channels, newspapers and websites.
The "Me Too" campaign was first launched in the United States in October 2017, with dozens of women in the Hollywood industry accusing filmmaker Harvey Winston of sexual harassment and rape.
The 'Me Too' campaign aims to expose racial and gender discrimination, including sexual harassment by women.
After the United States, the 'Me Too Campaign' was launched in Europe and other American countries by the end of 2017, and in early 2018, the campaign was launched in several Asian countries.
The 'Me Too Campaign' was also launched in Pakistan and India in 2018, while women from other Middle Eastern countries, including Egypt and Turkey, also brought to light the events that happened to them under the same campaign. It started.
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