The latest victim in Egypt’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and opposition voices? Abla Fahita, a widowed puppet who appears in online commercials for the telecom company Vodafone.
This is Abla Fahita, an Egyptian puppet featured in online ads for Vodafone. She is currently under investigation for claims that in her most recent ad she sent out secret terrorist messages on behalf of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
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This is Ahmed Spider, who first lodged the complaint against Abla Fahita. Spider is a political activist known for popularizing conspiracy theories. In 2011, he accused those protesting in Tahrir Square of being Free Masons.
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Abla Fahita and her daughter, Karkoura, became household names when they started to appear in the telecom company’s online ads in 2012. Abla Fahita is a widow and her character is a renowned gossip.
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