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:
July 16 2009 Cairo Egypt Gulf News
Move to Teach Art in State Institute Triggers Controversy
January 12 2009 Mingora Pakistan Mail
Dancing Girl Murdered After Refusing to Give Up Traditional Performances
May 16 2008 Larnaca Cyprus Mail
Teachers Under Fire Over Belly Dance
June 12 2007 Montreal Quebec Canada Times Colonist
Egyptian Inspired Belly Dance Led to Court in 1960s
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
June 19 2001 London England UK Telegraph
Belly Dancers Fear That Iraqi Plot Will Ruin Work in Britain
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