Egypt: Lawyer says it's 'national duty' to rape women in ripped jeans

Egypt's National Council for Women's Rights (NCWR) is filing a report with the country's prosecutor-general following televised remarks made by a controversial lawyer who said it was "a national duty" to rape women who wear ripped jeans.

"Girls must respect themselves so others respect them. Protecting morals is more important than protecting borders," lawyer Nabih Al-Wahsh said during a panel discussion on TV. He doubled down on his comments, adding that it was "a national duty" to rape girls who wear ripped jeans, as he claimed they were inciting sexual harassment.

Al-Wahsh is notorious for his controversial statements and has stirred up national controversy while drawing the ire of feminists and women's rights activists for the remarks he made in October. Al-Wahsh appeared in a heated debate about "sexual deviance, debauchery" and...