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====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature | ====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]]==== | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' Abdel Karim's | '''Description of Artwork:''' Abdel Karim's book, ''The Yathrib Society'' <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' Fifteen copies of | '''The Incident:''' Fifteen copies of this book and another book by Karim, ''[[The Raaba Songs on the Companions of Prophet Mohammed]], 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> | ||
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Revision as of 15:50, 4 August 2011
Date: 1998
Region: Africa]
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Literature
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 Yathrib Society
The Incident: Fifteen copies of this book and another book by Karim, The Raaba Songs on the Companions of Prophet Mohammed, 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.
Results of Incident: The books were taken.
Source: Index on Censorship, 2/98
