Italian Police Investigate Milan 'Islamic Ritual' Gang Sex Assaults on NYE

1/2025 According to a report, the prosecutor’s office in Milan suspects that the alleged sexual assaults were a manifestation of the “Islamic ritual” known as taharrush gamea, or the “collective sexual harassment in crowds”. The paper said the attacks generally target “insolent women, guilty of showing up in public”. The dozens of alleged assailants are reported to have been carrying Palestinian and other flags during the attacks.