Assaulted in Mecca: Women around the world speak out about being sexually harassed during pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
- Women report suffering sexual harassment while on pilgrimage in Mecca
- Allege to have been groped and harassed at the most sacred site in Islam
- Circling the Kabaa is part of pilgrimage to Mecca and millions do it every year
Muslim women from all over the globe are sharing stories about suffering sexual harassment and assaults while in the holy city of Mecca on pilgrimage.
After one Pakistani woman bravely detailed her account about how she had been harassed while in the Saudi Arabian city, others have felt inspired to follow in her footsteps.
A majority describe being touched inappropriately or harassed while performing 'tawaf', the key pilgrimage ritual of circling the Kaaba, the most sacred site in Islam, inside the Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām mosque.
Scene of the crimes: Thousands of Muslims circle the Kaaba inside the Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām in Mecca, where women are claiming to have been sexually harassed in the crowds
In a widely shared Facebook post, first highlighted by Stepfeed, Sabica Khan reveals that she was performing tawaf when she 'felt a hand' on her waist.
She writes that three circulations later, she 'suddenly felt something aggressively poking my butt, I froze, unsure of whether it was intentional. I ignored and just kept moving slowly because the crowd was huge.
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