5 young Egyptian women have been sentenced to two years in prison by a court in Egypt for posting ‘indecent’ dance videos on social media platform TikTok.

The women were also fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds (A$26,000) each for “violating the values and principles of the Egyptian family,” inciting debauchery and promoting human trafficking, according to a statement from the public prosecutor.

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The prosecution statement named 20-year-old student Haneen Hossam and 22-year-old Mawada Eladhm as defendants and said the other three helped run their social media accounts.

Hannen and Mawada a TikTok celebrities who have millions of followers across the globe and are famed for their videos including posing in cars and wearing makeup.

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Lawyers representing the defendants have described the arrests and sentence as unfortunate and a “systematic crackdown that targets low-income women”.

“Eladhm was crying in court. Two years? 300,000 Egyptian pounds? This is really something very tough to hear,” said Samar Shabana, the attorney’s assistant.

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American music icon Alicia Keys has raised concerns about a society where people are overly judgemental.

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In a video she posted on her Instagram page, the award-winning singer narrates how she went to the salon with her son Egypt and quickly realized how conscious he was of being judged for expressing himself artistically.

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According to her, he asked to get a manicure and wanted to paint his nails like a rainbow and it was done. But after he appreciated how “girly” it made him look, he was worried about what people would say.

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She, therefore, advised her fans to be less judgemental and do “Less Labels, More Expressions” so that a four-year-old doesn’t have to worry about stigma from self-expression. Like-minded people have commended her for encouraging her son to be unapologetic in his choices.

Watch the video below:

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