The recent news about the harrowing case of sexual assault in Bangladesh, has me in a tailspin. This is not news per se. Sexual assault and rape has almost become a daily occurrence in Bangladesh. Living so far away, I often count my lucky stars that I don’t have to deal with some of the disheartening things I have learned that women (many, my own friends) have to experience. I also know that sexual assault and rape is not isolated to developing countries. It is the weaving of the misogynist society we still live in. Victim blaming and victim shaming…

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