View source for The Raaba Songs on the Companions of Prophet Mohammed

====Date: [[:Category:1998|1998]]====

====Region: [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]====

====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====

====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]]====
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'''Artist:''' Khalil Abdel Karim

'''Confronting Bodies:''' Egypt's artistic production police

'''Dates of Action:''' January 14, 1998

'''Location:''' Egypt

'''Description of Artwork:''' Abdel Karim's book, ''The Raaba Songs on the Companions of Prophet Mohammed'' <P>

'''The Incident:''' Fifteen copies of this book and another book by Karim, ''[[The Yathrib Society]]'', were taken by police from the Sina Publishing House.  No court order was produced, however, the books were accused of violating an eight-month-old law that bans "blasphemous" material. <P>

'''Results of Incident:''' The books were taken. <P>

'''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 2/98

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[[Category:Africa]]

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