Two years ago, Somaya Tarek, known in the Egyptian media as “the mall girl,” was sexually harassed in a mall in the eastern Cairo suburb of Heliopolis. When she bravely chased down her harasser, he physically assaulted her before security guards came to her rescue. The scene was captured by mall security cameras and the man was arrested.

Tarek shared the details of the traumatic incident on a talk show on the privately owned Al Nahar TV channel. Much to her dismay, the female talk show host accused her of having “provoked harassment by wearing a sleeveless T-shirt.” Reham Saeed, the host in question, also showed private photos of Tarek in a bathing suit, allegedly obtained from the latter’s cellphone — without prior permission from Tarek — by the production team.

Saeed argued that “if a woman dressed provocatively, it is no surprise she would get harassed.”

Her words sparked outrage among women’s rights advocates and internet activists who launched a social media campaign calling for the suspension of the show. Bowing to pressure from the rights activists, Al Nahar’s management suspended Saeed’s show for several months and the harasser was sentenced to one month in prison and fined 100 Egyptian pounds (approximately $6).