The article by Tom Dale that Ursula links to here is a depressing "must read" for fellow feminists; there are strange gang rapes going on, mob-driven but at the same time almost ritual:

Rape in Tahrir
By Ursula Lindsey, Arabist.net, Jan. 27, 2013

On today's podcast, we talked about the disturbing lawlessness that is the result of Egypt's political polarization and of the erosion of trust in state institutions. We didn't discuss the escalating sexual violence against women that has become a regular phenomenon at protests in Egypt. 

I think I know, for myself, why I haven't brought this topic up much. It's because I find it too awful. Read this article, if you can bear to, by Egypt Independent's (as often, daring to speak of a subject skirted by most of the media) news editor Tom Dale. I've read too many similar accounts in the past. They make me heartsick. And I would rather not write, and not think, of these incidents because I am frightened and confused by them. And ashamed for Egypt, a country I've lived in 10 years now. [.....]

[.....] I myself no longer feel safe in Tahrir. I don't cover daily news these days, and I don't go there. [.....]

Video and Images of New Clashes in Cairo
By Liam Stack and Robert Mackey, The Lede, Feb. 1, 2013, last updated 7:16pm

Excerpt:

A well-known rights lawyer, Ragia Omran, reported on Twitter that one protester died after being shot in the head and neck outside the palace. According to the Egyptian blogger who writes as The Big Pharaoh, the dead man, identified by officials as Mohamed Hussein Qurany, 23, had a note in his wallet asking that his parents be notified if anything happened to him.