<p>Women are finally coming out with their sexual harassment incidents without any hesitation, all thanks to the &quot;MeToo&quot; movement. This time its several women in Islam who have spoken up about sexual experiences at Hajj.</p>

<p>Even holy places are not safe for women anymore. Even at Hajj, at&nbsp;the&nbsp;city of&nbsp;Mecca, where people perform their religious Islamic duties.</p>

<p>Women have now come out to talk about the horrid instances while&nbsp;carrying out&nbsp;<i>tawaf&nbsp;</i>around the Kaaba during&nbsp;their pilgrimage to Mecca.</p>

<p>It all started when a woman named Sabica Khan took to Facebook to share her #MeToo moment at Hajj, and found out that she wasn&rsquo;t alone.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Here is her post from a week back:</p>

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<p>This led to an Egyptian-American feminist and journalist Mona Eltahawy to share her story which dated years back - when she was 15, she is now 50 years old. She was also first talked about her experience of sexual assault during Hajj in 2013.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I have shared my experience of being sexually assaulted during Haj in 1982 when I was 15 in the hope that it will help fellow Muslim women break silence and taboo around their experience of sexual harassment/abuse during Haj/Umra or in sacred spaces. Let&rsquo;s use <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MosqueMeToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MosqueMeToo</a> <a href="https://t.co/uDsZFDolgX">https://t.co/uDsZFDolgX</a></p>
&mdash; Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) <a href="https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/960701491328712706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">In 2013, I was 1st person to talk about being sexually assaulted at Haj on Arabic-language <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Egyptian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Egyptian</a> primetime TV show. In 2015, I wrote about it in my book. I&rsquo;m talking about it now &amp; will keep talking about it until Muslim women are safe from sexual harassment &amp; assault at Haj <a href="https://t.co/uDsZFDolgX">https://t.co/uDsZFDolgX</a></p>
&mdash; Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) <a href="https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/961693550747537412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>She is the women behind the famous #MosqueMeToo, which has caught several people&#39;s attention and soon became a trending topic on Twitter.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank you again to fellow Muslim women who have shared their own experience at Haj. Love and solidarity. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MosqueMeToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MosqueMeToo</a> <a href="https://t.co/uDsZFDolgX">https://t.co/uDsZFDolgX</a></p>
&mdash; Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) <a href="https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/960970557603885056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Muslim men and women from around the world started using the hashtag yesterday and in less than 24 hours it was tweeted 2,000 times. It has gone on to become one of the top ten trends of Farsi Twitter.</p>

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&mdash; Faranak Amidi (@Faranak_amidi) <a href="https://twitter.com/Faranak_amidi/status/961657700940681218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I stand with my sisters who&#39;ve experienced sexual assault in environments they thought would be safe. Terrible people can inhabit holy spaces. It is telling of their own character. As Muslims it is our duty to advocate for our sisters who are facing injustice. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MosqueMeToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MosqueMeToo</a></p>
&mdash; Hanan (@Onecoldcreative) <a href="https://twitter.com/Onecoldcreative/status/961283707234533376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I find it hard to think about Umrah now, something that should have been one of the best memories in my life and should have brought me closer to God just ruined me <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MosqueMeToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MosqueMeToo</a></p>
&mdash; Mariha Syed (@MarihaSyed) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarihaSyed/status/960995477486366721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I read about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MosqueMeToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MosqueMeToo</a>. It brought me to horrible memories during Hajj 2010. People think Mecca is the holiest place for Moslems so nobody would not do something bad. Totally wrong.</p>
&mdash; Anggi Lagorio (@AnggiAngguni) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnggiAngguni/status/960992880570568704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I was 10 years old and I thought my sister was gripping my hips as not to lose me in the huge crowd after Jumaa prayer. But my sister was next to me and those turned out to not be my sister&rsquo;s hands.<br />
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Muslim men and women from around the world started using the hashtag yesterday and in less than 24 hours it was tweeted 2,000 times. It has gone on to become one of the top ten trends of Farsi Twitter

Women are finally coming out with their sexual harassment incidents without any hesitation, all thanks to the "MeToo" movement. This time its several women in Islam who have spoken up about sexual experiences at Hajj. Even holy places are not safe for women anymore. Even at Hajj, at the city of Mecca, where people perform their religious Islamic duties. Women have now come out to talk about the horrid instances while carrying out tawaf around the Kaaba during their pilgrimage to Mecca. It all started when a woman named Sabica Khan took to Facebook to share her #MeToo moment at Hajj, and found out that she wasn’t alone. Here is her post from a week back: × This led to an Egyptian-American feminist and journalist Mona Eltahawy to share her story which dated years back - when she was 15, she is now 50 years old. She was also first talked about her experience of sexual assault during Hajj in 2013. I have shared my experience of being sexually assaulted during Haj in 1982 when I was 15 in the hope that it will help fellow Muslim women break silence and taboo around their experience of sexual harassment/abuse during Haj/Umra or in sacred spaces. Let’s use #MosqueMeToo https://t.co/uDsZFDolgX — Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) February 6, 2018 × In 2013, I was 1st person to talk about being sexually assaulted at Haj on Arabic-language #Egyptian primetime TV show. In 2015, I wrote about it in my book. I’m talking about it now & will keep talking about it until Muslim women are safe from sexual harassment & assault at Haj https://t.co/uDsZFDolgX — Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) February 8, 2018 × She is the women behind the famous #MosqueMeToo, which has caught several people's attention and soon became a trending topic on Twitter. Thank you again to fellow Muslim women who have shared their own experience at Haj. Love and solidarity. #MosqueMeToo https://t.co/uDsZFDolgX — Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) February 6, 2018 × Muslim men and women from around the world started using the hashtag yesterday and in less than 24 hours it was tweeted 2,000 times. It has gone on to become one of the top ten trends of Farsi Twitter. the #MosqueMeToo shows once again that sexual harassment and assault has nothing to do with female modesty. It is not because of what a woman is wearing it is because of how men are taught to look at and think of women. — Faranak Amidi (@Faranak_amidi) February 8, 2018 × I stand with my sisters who've experienced sexual assault in environments they thought would be safe. Terrible people can inhabit holy spaces. It is telling of their own character. As Muslims it is our duty to advocate for our sisters who are facing injustice. #MosqueMeToo — Hanan (@Onecoldcreative) February 7, 2018 × I find it hard to think about Umrah now, something that should have been one of the best memories in my life and should have brought me closer to God just ruined me #MosqueMeToo — Mariha Syed (@MarihaSyed) February 6, 2018 × I read about #MosqueMeToo. It brought me to horrible memories during Hajj 2010. People think Mecca is the holiest place for Moslems so nobody would not do something bad. Totally wrong. — Anggi Lagorio (@AnggiAngguni) February 6, 2018 × I was 10 years old and I thought my sister was gripping my hips as not to lose me in the huge crowd after Jumaa prayer. But my sister was next to me and those turned out to not be my sister’s hands. He didn’t move until she elbowed him away. #MosqueMeToo — K R (@NewtmasGrape) February 9, 2018 ×

#MosqueMeToo becomes top trend on Twitter after women share sexual harassment stories at Hajj

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