Doctor and women’s rights activist Omnia Sweidan likely never imagined the scale of the reaction that would follow the testimony she posted on Facebook Monday detailing a series of abusive incidents faced by women in the obstetrics and gynaecology ward at Alexandria’s Al-Shatby Hospital. The post went viral within hours. Tens of thousands of people shared and commented on it. Many said the abuses she recounted reflect a common and pervasive real…
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