The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father

Source: BBC

The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father

6 September 2023

By Gem O'Reilly
Digital reporter

Young, vibrant and bubbly, YouTuber Tiba al-Ali became a hit with her fun-loving videos about her life.

She started her channel after moving from her native Iraq to Turkey at the age of 17 in 2017, talking about her independence, her fiancé, make-up and other things. Tiba appeared happy and attracted tens of thousands of subscribers.

This January she went back to Iraq to visit her family - and was murdered by her father. However, the killing was not considered to have been "pre-meditated" and her father was sentenced to only six months in prison.

Tiba's death sparked protests across Iraq about its laws regarding so-called "honour killings", the case highlighting how women are treated in a country where conservative attitudes remain dominant.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64533577


Tiba spoke about her life in Turkey in her videos (Tiba99 via YouTube)