taharrush

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تحرش (literally “harassment”).

Noun

taharrush (uncountable)

1. Sexual harassment of women by men in Arab cultures.
   • 2018, Monish Bhatia, ‎Scott Poynting, ‎Waqas Tufail, Media, Crime and Racism (page 78)

     The October Fest or Taharrush? Place, Crime, Ethnicity and Gender.

   • 2022, Orlean Koehle, Islam Rising: Christianity Waning in Europe and the USA

     Soon, the girls were surrounded by a mob of thirty Muslim men and boys. The sexual harassment and rape then began, lasting more than two hours in a rape game known as "taharrush."

   • 2023, S. Kirk Pierzchala, Harshest Dawn: Beyond Cascadia: Four

     A system that, in the name of tolerance, turned a blind eye to taharrush gangs, the groups of young males that roamed some neighborhoods and targeted unaccompanied women.

See also

• Eve-teasing
• roadside Romeo