Thursday, December 14, 2017

Egypt singer jailed for 'inciting debauchery' in music video - BBC News

Egypt singer jailed for 'inciting debauchery' in music video - BBC News
"A court in Egypt has reportedly jailed for two years a singer who appeared in a music video in her underwear while suggestively eating a banana.
Shaimaa Ahmed, a 25-year-old known professionally as Shyma, was arrested last month after the video sparked outrage in the conservative country.
On Tuesday, she was found guilty of inciting debauchery and publishing an indecent film, local media said.
The video's director was also sentenced to two years in prison in absentia.
Last year, Egyptian courts sentenced three female dancers to six months each in prison after convicting them of inciting debauchery in music videos..."
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