#Egypt is carrying out a wide-scale crackdown on women perceived to be defying social norms, specifically social media influencers on TikTok.

Cairo's Economic Court has recently charged two women with "violating family values" over TikTok videos.

In addition to being fined & sentenced to two years in prison, the women were ordered to undergo examination to "prove their virginity", according to Egyptian media.

Mawada al-Adham is refusing to take the so-called 'virginity exam', her lawyer has told Egyptian media. They will appeal the decision in court.

Read more about the case and the crackdown here: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2020/7/24/how-tiktok-became-egypts-latest-battleground-against-women

@flo_dix reported that at least 12 people were arrested in #Egypt in the past four months because of the crackdown on TikTok content producers, mainly young women.

Three men (Mohammad AbdelHakim Zaki, Mohammad Alaaddin Mousa and Ahmad Sameh Atiyeh) were also arrested and tried in court for helping the influencers (Mawada al-Adham and Haneen Hossam) publish content on the platform and build up an audience.

I wrote about Haneen Hossam's arrest in April. You can read more about her case here: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2020/4/23/hijabi-egyptian-tiktok-star-arrested-for-inciting-debauchery