An Egyptian actress has been charged with public obscenity and could face jail after appearing on the red carpet wearing a see-through dress that showed off her legs. Rania Youssef attended the closing ceremony of a film festival in Cairo on Thursday wearing a black leotard with a transparent over-dress embellished with a sequined criss-cross pattern and a bow belt. Youssef, who is in her 30s, is set to stand trial on January 12 following a complaint by a group of lawyers to the chief prosecutor. This comes after an Egyptian novelist was convicted on charge of obscenity in 2016 for referencing sex and drugs in his book. He was soon released after 120 prominent writers and artists, including Woody Allen, signed a letter demanding his release.

Source: Daily Mail December 01, 2018 15:33 UTC