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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>
'''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>
 
'''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>
 
 


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





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