Dire le harcèlement sexuel en Égypte: Les aléas de traduction d’une catégorie juridique

Abstract

Since the Beijing conference on women's rights in 1995, the expression “taharrush jinsi” has gradually become the standard way of translating “sexual harassment” in Egypt. By studying the circulation of this notion, one may sketch the manner in which it has since the mid-2000s been constructed as a matter of public concern at the national level. In fact, it represents a strategic resource for women’s rights associations, which seek to establish taharush jinsi as the only legitimate problematic for addressing the issue of women’s secur Show more