Sad Story: Woman Buys Ramadan Treats, Becomes Victim of Harassment

Dream - A woman claimed to have been sexually harassed after visiting a Ramadan market to buy treats.

The woman, who only wants to be known as Azza, received a message from a man who secretly took her picture.

Azza was looking for treats at the Ramadan Bazaar held in Bukit Jalil, Malaysia, on Thursday, March 24, 2023.

However, after returning from buying treats, Azza received a message on Twitter containing two pictures of herself while waiting in line to buy treats.

What surprised Azza was that the unknown man also included inappropriate comments in the message.

The man commented on the shape of her breasts using words that tended to contain pornographic elements.

Angry about it, Azza then uploaded the inappropriate message along with the pictures to her Twitter account.

"Other people go to the bazaar to see food. But he went to the bazaar to see **** people," Azza tweeted.

Speaking to mStar, Azza described the man's behavior as crossing the line, especially when it was done on the first day of Ramadan.

"I went to the Ramadan bazaar in the Bukit Jalil area on the first day of Ramadan. So I tried wearing a shirt like most women do.

"I just focused on finding food at the bazaar. Around 8 PM, I opened Twitter and read a Direct Message (DM) from an account," Azza said.

But Azza was furious after reading the message from the unknown man.

The man dared to take pictures of Azza from various angles without her permission.

Azza shared her experience on Twitter as a lesson for women out there.

She wanted to inform other women to always be cautious and avoid experiencing similar incidents.

"My goal in sharing this story is for other friends to be careful with men around them. I don't know, now I'm afraid to go anywhere even though there are many people around.

"Women are not objects of sex. Don't make public places unsafe for women. If you can't respect us as women, respect the month of Ramadan," she said.

Azza's tweet has been viewed more than 3.9 million times and has received 13.4 thousand likes.

Netizens showed support for Azza, although some also blamed her hijab style for not covering her chest area.

"Stop blaming the victim. She is a victim of sexual harassment."

"Just report it to the police. This is an act of sexual harassment."

"My friend who wears a long hijab has also received similar DMs. How can you blame the victim's clothing?"