ISIS threatens to 'behead' former porn star Mia Khalifa
Social media users associated with the Islamic State threatened to "behead" a former Lebanese-American porn star, and now the 21-year-old is speaking out.
Mia Khalifa, a performer made popular on the "PornHub" website, revealed the details of these online threats during a recent interview with The Sports Junkies, saying the grotesque messages included mocked-up execution photos.
Khalifa, though, says she has no intention of giving her internet attackers what they want.
"[Y]ou can't show weakness. That’s exactly what they’re looking for," Khalifa said. "I really try and just make it look like it rolls off, but I’ll admit, it gets to you after a while."
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Khalifa was born in Beirut, Lebanon and eventually moved to the United States where she attended high school in Virginia and then college in Texas. After a brief stint working in the porn industry, Khalifa was heavily criticized by her family and those in the Middle East who labeled her a disgrace to their culture.
One Khalifa scene specifically sparked controversy, when she appeared having sex while wearing a hijab. A hijab is a head covering worn by Muslim women in varying practices of Islam.
Erotic materials are widely banned in the Middle East, and are only permitted in Lebanon and Turkey.