picking up on the theme of music related to dance, the washington post has a piece, In the Arab World, Pop Stardom Can Be A Touchy Subject, related to the upcoming big-deal Nancy Ajram show here in the DC area.
it’s worth checking out, if you can catch it before it gets locked behind the archive-wall at the post.
that said, i do want to pick one small nit with the story…
In 2003, the Egyptian Parliament banned the video for another of her songs. (The legislature’s jurisdiction covered only Egyptian television stations; the video was still seen in Egypt via satellite from Lebanese broadcasts.) By Western standards, the video is demure. She is shown swaying her hips and arms while wearing a black dinner dress that covers her ankles.
it’s entirely possible that i saw a different version of this video, but that little black dinner dress didn’t cover much ankle when i saw it.
