Egypt in the News on 28 July 2020

The jailing of five female social media influencers is dominating the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press this morning: A court yesterday sentenced five female TikTok personalities to two years’ in prison for posting “indecent” content on the video-sharing app. The women were also handed fines of EGP 300k each (AFP | Reuters | BBC).

Elsewhere: Haaretz looks at a proposed law that would make Dar Al Ifta independent of Al Azhar and report directly to the government, while Egypt’s MeToo moment is also getting more attention from the FinancialTimes.