Belly Dancer Arrested In Egypt Over Instagram Videos Deemed 'morally Corrupt' By Authorities

An Italian belly dancer of Egyptian descent was arrested successful her autochthonal state for "using seductive techniques," according to media reports. 

Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, a naturalized Italian national who was calved successful Egypt and holds Egyptian citizenship, was taken into constabulary custody astatine nan Cairo International Airport connected June 22. She is accused of corrupting nationalist morals pinch her provocative dancing, The Telegraph reported. 

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Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, who belly dances nether nan sanction Linda Martino, was arrested astatine Cairo's airdrome successful June. 

The lawsuit against Haggag, who dances nether nan sanction Linda Martino, was triggered by videos connected her Instagram account, successful which she writhes astir successful revealing clothing and describes herself arsenic "more than you tin handle."

She appeared "in indecent clothing, deliberately exposing delicate areas of nan body, successful blatant usurpation of societal values," according to investigators. 

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Prosecutors in Cairo said she "used seductive techniques and provocative dances to incite vice."

During her arrest, she was recovered pinch a "substantial" magnitude of money, nan news study said. The Italian embassy successful Cairo was seeking her release. 

People crowd a thoroughfare a fewer hours up of curfew successful Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Nariman El-Mofty/AP Photo)

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Haggag is expected to stay successful jailhouse for astatine slightest 2 much weeks. She reportedly moved backmost to Egypt respective years ago, wherever she built her successful career. She was antecedently joined to an Italian, nan study said. 

In caller years, Egypt has clamped down connected activities deemed morally questionable. Five belly dancers person been jailed nether president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi connected charges akin to those against Haggag, Italian media reported.