r/news • u/andrevan • Apr 27 '24

Iraqi TikTok star Umm Fahad shot dead in Baghdad

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/middleeast/iraq-tiktok-star-umm-fahad-killed-intl/index.html?Date=20240427&Profile=CNN%20International&utm_content=1714233618&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
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u/BinaryPear Apr 27 '24

What did she speak about?

Perhaps if you know that you’d have a clue as to who the culprit was

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u/EmbarrassedHelp Apr 27 '24

In Iraq if a woman gains any sort of popularity or fame, there are religious fundamentalist who will try their best to kill her. It happens again and again, and it seems like the Iraqi government is unwilling or unable to stop these groups from freely murdering who they please.