Who is Karawan? Egyptian TikToker's 'open' wedding turns into nightmare

Published December 30th, 2025 - 11:40 GMT
Karawan
Karawan on social media

ALBAWABA - Famous Egyptian TikToker "Mashakel Karawan" recently made headlines and became the talk of social media after his wedding turned into scenes of chaos and panic due to an open invitation to his fans via a live broadcast.

What started as a wholesome moment quickly went out of control, prompting Karawan to contact the police after the wedding hall turned into chaos and riots, including cases of sexual assault. 

Videos of the chaotic incident flooded social media, with users emphasizing the dangers of open wedding invitations when internet personalities do them.

Who is Karawan? Egyptian TikToker's 'open' wedding turns into nightmare

Karawan took to social media after the wedding while crying to the camera and shouted, "My happiness was ruined, everything got screwed, everything went away from me, the car caught fire, and we got messed up, I hope you're all happy, you jinxed us!"

Adding to the chaos, Karawan's car caught fire during the wedding, causing a flood of comments on social media, criticizing the individuals responsible.

One social media user wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "I don't like troublemakers, and I hate what they do. Like, they threw fireworks at his car on his wedding day and burned it. This is very wrong. Is that the Egyptian youth?"

Before the wedding, the TikToker sparked controversy after claiming that stars such as actor Mohamed Imam and footballer Mohamed Salah would attend the wedding.