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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1998|1998]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category: | ====Region: [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]==== | ||
====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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'''Artist:''' Khalil Abdel Karim | '''Artist:''' Khalil Abdel Karim | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Egypt's artistic production police | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Egypt's artistic production police | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' January 14, 1998 | '''Dates of Action:''' January 14, 1998 | ||
'''Location:''' Egypt | '''Location:''' Egypt | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Abdel Karim's book, ''The Yathrib Society'' <P> | |||
'''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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'''Results of Incident:''' The books were taken. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' The books were taken. <P> | ||
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[[Category:]] | [[Category:1990s]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Africa]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Egypt]] | ||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Literature]] | [[Category:Literature]] | ||
[[Category:Khalil Abdel Karim]] | [[Category:Khalil Abdel Karim]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 10 February 2012
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
