“A woman’s honour [sharaf] is like a matchstick that can burn in no time”, one of the most known sayings said by the famous actor Yūsuf Wahbī that have shaped our understanding of what female honour means. We picked up the hidden messages in drama or comedy films at a young age; these ideas, its limitations and stereotypes have shaped and continue to shape the moral values that we uphold in our Arab societies. Unfortunately, those values allowed a young man, Aḥmad Bassām Zakī, to exploit, attack, and rape dozens of girls. Fearing the social consequences of their parents and friends finding out about the rape the victims remained silent and Zakī continued his crimes unnoticed for several years.