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”.

  • RubberDuck@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Except for the 3 large population blocs that hate eachother for reasons and will do unspeakable things to one another under the guise of religion.

    Saddam was just the person to rise from the party that was dominant and did what the leader of the other groups would have done to the other groups of given the chance.