Two belly-dancers who had been charged with debauchery and the promotion of immorality in their music videos have been sentenced to six months in prison. The Agouza Court, headed by Judge Mohammed Fathi, sentenced belly-dancers Soha Mohammed (Shakira) and Dalia Kamal Youssef (Paradise/Bardis) to six months each after finding them guilty of inciting immorality and debauchery and the promotion of nudity in their ‘shameless’ music videos, reported Al-Ahram. The charges had been laid and the belly-dancers were arrested after lawyer Mohamed el-Nemr, who accused the belly dancers of tarnishing Egypt’s image, filed a police report. Shakira is most known for her appearance in a music video for the popular song ‘Felfel we El Kamoun’, while Bardis appeared in ‘Ya Wad Ya Te2eel’. The sentencing comes several days after the the Egyptian Syndicate of Musical Professions announced a ban on “revealing outfits” worn by singers on stage in the name of “recommitting to Egyptian values and tradition”, according to syndicate chief Ahmed Ramadan. Under the new regulation, performers who are members of the syndicate – or who have a permit – will be banned from performing in Egypt if they are…
Two Egyptian Belly-dancers Sentenced to Prison Over “Debauchery” in Music Videos
September 3, 2015
