A pop singer from Egypt has been detained on suspicion of inciting debauchery, after starring in a music video in which she ate a variety of foods in an erotic manner.
Shyma, 21, attracted numerous complaints after her video for hit single 'I Have Conditions' showed her dancing sensually in underwear and eating fruit sensually in front of a group of aroused males.
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The video depicted her as a classroom teacher, and at various points the phrase 'Class #69' can be seen scrawled on the blackboard behind her.
She has now been arrested, with Egyptian newspaper Youm7 stating that she "presents a lesson in depravity to youths".
In a post on social media, Shyma expressed regret to all those offended by her video.
"I apologise to all the people who saw the clip and were upset by it and took it in an inappropriate way," she wrote.
"I didn't imagine all this would happen and that I would be subjected to such a strong attack from everyone, as a young singer."
Egypt is known to be one of the worst places in the world in regards to women's rights - and was named the worst country for women in the Arab world in 2013.
Sexual harassment, honour killings, forced veiling, gender segregation and genital mutilation remain serious issues there.
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