Saudi police arrest Egyptian TikTok star for ‘immoral’ video

Tala Safwan is accused of speaking in a sexual method after a clip of a reside video chat on TikTok with a feminine good friend went viral.

Tala Safwan
TikTok star Tala Safwan has tens of millions of followers throughout the Arab world [Screengrab/Youtube]

Saudi Arabia has arrested a well-liked Egyptian social media influencer, accusing her of posting sexually provocative content material on her platforms.

Tala Safwan, an Egyptian resident, was arrested by Saudi police in Riyadh after posting a reside video chat with a good friend.

The police mentioned on Monday that that they had arrested an Egyptian resident in Saudi Arabia “who appeared in a broadcast on a social media website speaking to a different lady with sexual content material and suggestiveness that would have a unfavorable affect on public morality”.

Safwan, who was not named by the police, has been referred to the general public prosecution.

Within the video, Safwan is chatting to her feminine Saudi good friend and asks her to return over, saying she is lonely in Riyadh. Her good friend declines, saying it's 3:30am.

“Even higher, as a result of everybody will likely be asleep and so they gained’t hear what I’ll do to you,” Safwan replies. “They gained’t hear your screams … from how a lot enjoyable we’ll be having.”

The clip prompted a social media marketing campaign towards Safwan, with a hashtag trending on Twitter that interprets to “Tala offends society”.

Translation: This type of decadence that's taking place on TikTok livestreams must be managed … the federal government ought to make an instance of considered one of these low-cost celebrities and make them rot in jail for example to others in order that they will learn to respect Arab society.

Translation: I hope the state will ban TikTok which is all about adultery, homosexuality and societal decline that may solely generate new idiots.

Translation: I hope the prosecution will strongly punish her, and deport and ban her from coming into Saudi Arabia.

Safwan, who has 5 million followers on TikTok and greater than 800,000 subscribers on YouTube, mentioned the clip had been taken out of context from the total video with a purpose to trigger a scandal.

She denied any lesbian subtext in her feedback, and mentioned she didn't imply to offend anybody. Homosexuality is banned in Saudi Arabia.

Safwan’s content material is extremely in style amongst Arab youngsters and younger adults, the place she carries out pranks and challenges, and talks about TV reveals. She additionally discusses embarrassing social conditions, and makes use of provocative headlines to debate relationships.

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