Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt

[King Solomon]

Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt​

A once-prominent Egyptian belly dancer said she has decided to stop dancing, saying Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt.


“Artists are sitting at home because Islamists destroyed art and creativity,” 70-year-old Nagwa Fouad told Al-Masry Al-Youm. “Perhaps I should look for work in Turkey.”

She said production for her new television series has stopped because of lack of funding.

“Production houses are going bankrupt,” she said. “And people only watch the news on the daily clashes.”

Fouad’s fame as a belly dancer peaked from the 1970s to mid-1980s, when she starred in many movies. But her prominence has diminished since the 1990s.

Her TV series, “Al-Haram wal Halal,” is written and directed by Ahmed al-Nahhas, and stars actress Poussy, Samiha Ayoub, Mahmoud Qabil and Bassem Samra. It is produced by Sout al-Qahira.

- See more at: Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt | Egypt Independent

 

[Durrak]

Not again....

 

[SHAMK9]

Oh lord she shouldn't be belly dancing

 

[Solomon2]

Not again....

Oh, yeah, once again it's time for The Belly Dancing Barometer! (And Barry Rubin's rebuttal: link)

 

[darkinsky]

Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt​

A once-prominent Egyptian belly dancer said she has decided to stop dancing, saying Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt.


“Artists are sitting at home because Islamists destroyed art and creativity,” 70-year-old Nagwa Fouad told Al-Masry Al-Youm. “Perhaps I should look for work in Turkey.”

She said production for her new television series has stopped because of lack of funding.

“Production houses are going bankrupt,” she said. “And people only watch the news on the daily clashes.”

Fouad’s fame as a belly dancer peaked from the 1970s to mid-1980s, when she starred in many movies. But her prominence has diminished since the 1990s.

Her TV series, “Al-Haram wal Halal,” is written and directed by Ahmed al-Nahhas, and stars actress Poussy, Samiha Ayoub, Mahmoud Qabil and Bassem Samra. It is produced by Sout al-Qahira.

- See more at: Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt | Egypt Independent

dude if you think there is any art visible i see the plastic surgery on the face of a belly dancer which makes me puke actually who gets money pleasing the male counterpart,

i dont discriminate the prostitution and belly dancing, in sheikh harem, there were belly dancers to please his sexual appetite

the islamist taliban actually curbed drug trade in afghanistan where secular peace loving american forces start again and tried to make profit out of it

so many times islamists have actually done good to the world where the peace loving zionists and their american masters have done the opposite

 

[Huda]

Ufff ..... not again

 

[KS]

That is a crime against humanity !

 

[BATMAN]

Are we not appreciative of Arab spring any more?

 

[Ayush]

this will destroy the charm of egypt.because there is no way they are gonna stop at this.

maybe they will declare the pyramids as unislamic.

declare the sphinx and other idols as un islamic.

egypt needs to protect its culture and tourism.

 

[somebozo]

“Artists are sitting at home because Islamists destroyed art and creativity,” 70-year-old Nagwa Fouad told Al-Masry Al-Youm. “Perhaps I should look for work in Turkey.”

I support this ban on belly dancing!

 

[BATMAN]

I support this ban on belly dancing!

You cannot support any ban!

because, there is no ban on belly dancing, as of yet, the artist have decided to sit home in protest against revolution.

read carefully....

IMO...artist's retirement was long overdue. She shall be shifted to old age house.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

Are we not appreciative of Arab spring any more?

It's like being stuck between two bad options but you avoid the worst one. Sometimes, you even don't know if it's bad or good.

 

[Alshawi1234]

If she is the sort of art islamists are trying ban, then I totally support it , no offense

 

[Pandora]

I think egyptian Production houses are going bankrupt for very different reasons. Go figure i have lost faith in belly dancing industry.

 

[BATMAN]

I think egyptian Production houses are going bankrupt for very different reasons. Go figure i have lost faith in belly dancing industry.

It was Russians, who have pushed locals out of business, is this you are hinting at?