Throughout my stay in Morocco I wore a black hijab and an abaya and not a single day passed without men leering at me, whispering comments like ‘beautiful’ as they walked past me, being followed or even being touched whilst in crowded places. It made me feel so disgusting and filthy.
The worst incident was when I was not even outside my own house and a guy decided it was OK to start winking at me and make gestures just because I made eye contact with him when I was looking out of the window. It made me feel so angry that I wasn’t even safe inside my own house, let alone walking outside, regardless of who I was with.
– Anonymous
Location: Morocco
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