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Published 14:33 23 Jun 2021 BST
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Three men who were convicted of assisting the women were given six-year jail terms as well.
Previously, the women had been sentenced to jail for two years for "attacking society's values" through their TikTok videos. They ended up serving less than half their sentences after being acquitted.
Earlier this week, Hossam reacted to her sentencing in an emotional video on Instagram.
"Ten years!" she said. "I didn't do anything immoral to deserve all this. I was jailed for ten months and didn't say a word after I was released. Why do you want to jail me again?"
The teenager's legal representatives have said that she will appeal the sentence. They stated that there were contradictions in the ruling.
Ms Hossam and Ms al-Adham are among numerous Egyptian women who have been accused of "inciting debauchery".
Several human rights experts maintain that Egypt's use of censorship has grown since the election of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
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