‘Sherry Hanem’ TikTok channel operators arrested for immortal content

CAIRO – 11 June 2020: Egypt’s prosecution ordered, Thursday arresting a controversial mother and daughter who created a TikTok channel called ‘Sherry Hanem’, publishing immoral-content videos.

In a Thursday statement, it was explained that the ةother and daughter have previously operated another YouTube channel, that was used to promote " inappropriate and vulgar" videos, ‘threatening the Egyptian community stability.’

This is however not a first case of this kind, as similar arrests have been taking place during the past period for same reasons.

The cases of controversial TikTok influencers Haneen Hossam and Mawada Al-Adham caused controversial debate for their videos’ content.

Hossam, believed to be a social media influencer, especially by underage teenagers and children, was ordered to be detained pending investigation for 15 days for publishing online videos "inciting debauchery, immorality and violating public morals," according to a security source.

Hossam, who has 1.2 million followers on the social media app, posted a video to recruit women to join a group she created on short-video sharing platform Likee, with the purpose of promoting the platform in return for payment.

In the footage posted on Likee, she offered girls and women the chance to “work from home and earn around £2,025 to £2,430 for making live videos and talking to strangers.”
Mawada Al-Adham is another social media influencer who is accused of creating profiles on social media apps to promote immorality and behaviors that are inconsistent with the family values in the Egyptian society.