Officials say unidentified man killed influencer who had previously been imprisoned over dancing videos

A man on a motorbike has shot dead a social media influencer known as Om Fahad outside her Baghdad home, Iraqi security officials have said.

The unidentified attacker shot Om Fahad in her car in the Zayouna district on Friday, a security official said, requesting anonymity because he was not cleared to speak to the media.

Another security source said the attacker appeared to have pretended to be making a food delivery.

Om Fahad became known for lighthearted TikTok videos of herself dancing to Iraqi music wearing tight-fitting clothes.

In February last year, a court sentenced her to six months in prison for sharing “videos containing indecent speech that undermines modesty and public morality”.

  • Flying SquidM
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    207 months ago

    Iraq definitely had promise and Saddam did ruin things, but that doesn’t mean that the Middle East will “never not be a horrifying shithole.”

    • @sandman@lemmy.ca
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      67 months ago

      I agree.

      People need to put down their crystal balls and learn to experience life for themselves.