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  Censorship and Belly Dance

Censorship is on the rise. In the United States we criticize puritanical rhetoric from faraway regimes, but ignore or even participate in repression at home. The stories below show that censorship, hypocrisy and misunderstanding have no geographic boundaries.

Visit Shahina's Middle Eastern dance news archive for more articles covering a wide range of dance and related cultural topics.

Articles in Descending Order by Date:

May 16 2008 Larnaca Cyrus Mail
Teachers Under Fire Over Belly Dance

June 12 2007 Montreal Quebec Canada Times Colonist
Egyptian Inspired Belly Dance Led to Court in 1960s

January 3 2007 Carson California Daily Breeze
Belly Dancer On the Ballot

September 4 2006 Tel Aviv Israel Ynet
Belly Dancing Forbidden Even in Full Dress

June 30 2006 Doha Qatar Gulf News
Reasons for Banning Belly Dancing a Mystery

June 26 2006 Doha Qatar Gulf News
Tourism Body Bans Belly Dancing in Hotels

May 9 2006 Modesto California Library Journal
County Official Cancels Library Belly Dance Program

April 6 2006 London Independent
Hamas and the Sexual Power of Real Women

April 6 2006 Gaza Palestine Mail & Guardian
Belly Dancing Out, Cinema In

Related Links:
Current Middle Eastern Dance News
Bellydance News Archive 2007
Bellydance News Archive 2006 | Bellydance News Archive 2005
Bellydance News Archive 2004 | Bellydance News Archive 2003
Bellydance News Archive 2002 | Bellydance News Archive 2001
Bellydance News Archive 2000 | Bellydance News Archive 1999
Bellydance News Archive 1998 | Bellydance News Archive 1997 & Prior

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