She was accused of spreading food pornography.
An Egyptian woman was briefly detained for allegedly baking sexually suggestive cakes that were eaten at a Cairo birthday party.
Before his arrest, photos of the spicy candies – which include cupcakes decorated with genitals and lingerie-shaped frosting – went online.
Dar al-ifta, an important Islamic body, considered spicy confectionery an affront to Islam, according to the Guardian.
“Posting nude photos, candies, holograms and products with sexual expressions and fallen revelations is legitimately prohibited and legally criminal,” they wrote on Facebook.
The baker, who has since been released on $ 319 bail, has denied having prepared the outrageously prepared desserts.
Authorities are also investigating several women who attended the birthday party, as well as the top sports club that organized the lewd soiree.
Human rights lawyer Negad El Borai joined the confectioner’s defense, posting that the state he wanted to “eliminate any space for personal freedom in Egypt, under the pretext of safeguarding the values of the Egyptian family”.
This is not the first time that Islamic authorities have arrested a woman for “indecent” creations these days. Iranian Instagram star Sahar Tabar was recently sentenced to a decade in prison after tampering with selfies, so she looked like a “Zombie Angelina Jolie”.