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A tik-toker is dispelling myths about funeral undertakers

A tik-toker is dispelling myths about funeral undertakers

26 years old and passionate about changing public perceptions of her profession, Filinda Wakuthi Kamau initially comes across as your regular TikTok influencer. That's until you realise what her account, which has over 500,000 followers, is all about. Kamau has a license from the Kenyan Egerton University Funeral Home as an embalmer and funeral director and is one of a new generation of young morticians taking over TikTok with their informative videos seeking to dispel common myths about morticians. "I think the misconception most people have is that it's dark, scary, and doom all the time, when really it's the…
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Egyptian TikTok influencer to appeal 10-year trafficking sentence

Egyptian TikTok influencer to appeal 10-year trafficking sentence

MENNA A FAROUK EGYPTIAN TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam will appeal a 10-year prison sentence handed down by a Cairo court that found her guilty of human trafficking, her lawyer has said. In the latest twist in a nearly year-long saga, the court also fined the 20-year-old Cairo University student 200,000 Egyptian pounds ($13,000) on Sunday for encouraging women to share footage on the video-sharing app in exchange for money. "We will demand restoration of the case proceedings because there are contradictions between the verdict and the merits on which the court's decision is based," said lawyer Hani Sameh. "We hope…
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