Women claiming to have been raped may be concocting stories by which to excuse themselves from behavior that is neither personally nor socially acceptable. Egypt is a milieu in which Christian as well as Muslim females could find themselves in a position where they feel they need to fabricate falsehoods in order to save face and honor. The reader must be aware that while not ever such story is fictitious, claims should be checked and proven before being whole-hearted accepted at face value.