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| Suha Mohammed Ali, the “Egyptian Shakira” |
CAIRO — A court in Egypt has sentenced two belly dancers to six months each in jail for inciting debauchery.
Suha Mohammed Ali and Dalia Kamal Youssef – known as the Egyptian Shakira and Bardis – were arrested over their scantily-clad performances in videos.
Lawyers filed complaints, saying they were outrageous to public morality and harmed the image of Egyptian women.
In March, a well-known dancer – Safinaz – was sentenced to six months in jail for insulting the national flag.
She appeared in a video wearing a dress in its colors.
Another dancer, Salma el-Fouly, received a six-month sentence in July for a video in which she wore skimpy clothes while making fun of male gropers.
The male cameraman was also jailed for six months, while a second man who produced and appeared in the video was sentenced in absentia to a year in prison.
-BBC
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