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Soraya Bahgat is a Finnish-Egyptian career woman, social entrepreneur and women’s rights advocate active in Egypt.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soraya Bahgat-Speakers-Oslo Freedom Forum )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soraya Bahgat Finland Global Profile )〕 In 2012, she founded Tahrir Bodyguard, a movement comprising uniformed volunteers to protect women from the mob sexual assaults in Tahrir Square.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Egypt Bodyguards Take Stand Against Sex Assault )〕 ==Tahrir Bodyguard== While at the office and on the way to Tahrir Square to join mass protests, Soraya Bahgat decided to launch Tahrir Bodyguard following a panic attack over safety concerns amidst the ongoing mob sexual assaults.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Egypt Bodyguards Take Stand Against Sex Assault )〕 Recognizing the power of Twitter, she immediately took to the site to start an account and started tweeting safety tips and calls for volunteers. In an interview with The Atlantic she stated that she was overwhelmed by the account’s immediate reach, with over 600 followers during the first 2 hours.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Gruesome Attacks on Egyptian Women Spawn Helmeted Volunteers )〕 To grow the movement in line with her vision, she recruited a core group of trusted individuals to help her build the movement’s foundations and recruit the volunteers. She started by purchasing 200 uniforms comprising construction helmets and neon vests and soon enough the group managed to recruit the needed volunteers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Tahrir's bodyguards fight to 'cure Egypt's disease' )〕 The volunteers' uniforms comprising construction helmets and neon vests were intended to protect the volunteers and make them easily visible at night.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Tahrir's bodyguards fight to 'cure Egypt's disease' )〕 Tahir Bodyguard operated in two ways. First, the group proactively patrolled Tahrir Square and its surroundings to protect the women and identify areas where assaults could occur. Second, the group engaged with the mobs to free women being assaulted and take them to ambulances stationed outside the square.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Grassroots Group Fights Back Against Sexual Assaults in Tahrir Square )〕 At the beginning, she was anonymous and gave an interview to Gawker in December 2012 using a pseudonym.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Attention Men: If You Attack a Woman In Tahrir Square, You Might Get Your Ass Kicked, Finally )〕 In February 2013, her name and occupation were revealed in a profile by the Associated Press.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Egypt Bodyguards Take Stand Against Sex Assault )〕 During down times where there was no activity in Tahrir Square, the group offered free self-defense classes for women to empower them to own the streets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Tahrir Bodyguard launches free self-defense training for women )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soraya Bahgat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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