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Najla Takes Off Her Pants
Al Bawaba | February 21, 2006 | Al Bawaba

Posted on 02/22/2006 7:19:38 AM PST by najida

Tunisian singer and dancer Najla is trying eagerly to return to the scenes, yet decisions to ban her music surround her.

According to the London based weekly, Sayidaty, Najla insists on presenting nudity as an essential part of her music videos.

The most recent is Najla’s fourth music video for "Baghlat Fi Ismak" (I Mistake your Name). The music channel Mazzika was forced to delete a number of scenes in order to make it appropriate for the average viewer, but even after the deletion the clip is still considered too sexual.

It contained scenes of Najla doing a strip tease, taking off her pants, but the channel was forced to censor the scene.

The continuous demands of viewers to ban Najla forced Mazzika’s owner Muhsin Jaber, not to air her music video. This marks the third time the singer has been banned. The previous two clips that were banned were directed by Yasser Sami, who declined to have his name listed in the credits.

Egypt has also banned Najla, refusing her entry into the country. She has made several attempts to return, but has not changed her provocative style.

The Egyptian Musician Association announced that its campaign against pornographic music videos, such as the ones by Najla, is serious and it intends on forming a committee that will be responsible for trying to convince different music channels to stop airing them. The association claims such music videos are an insult to Arab music.

Head of the association Hassan Abu Su’ood revealed that the association does not have the mechanisms to take on such a mission, and its power does not cover any television stations outside of Egypt.

Najla’s banning from Egypt was validated when an Egyptian newspaper reported that the singer was held at the airport for 12 hours trying to gain permission to enter. None of the singer’s contacts in Egypt were able to assist her in entering the country.

It was revealed that the decision to ban Najla was made to please a number of extreme parliament members that had attacked the style of her music videos.

© 2006 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: banned; bannedinegypt; egypt; horse; ohmy; tiger; tunisia; videos; wheresddhallmonitor
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What would a trip to Al Bawaba be without checking out the entertainment section. The bolding at the end is mine, that group of MP's are trying to ban something almost daily.

Here is the bad girl in question (and I'm still searching for the video)

I gather the attitude is that you know you've made it as a Super Star when you've been banned in Egypt ;)

1 posted on 02/22/2006 7:19:40 AM PST by najida
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To: Skooz; Maximus of Texas; PaulaB; motormouth; EX52D; day10; teenyelliott; tuffydoodle; ...

Ping to you all....The guys are gonna love this ;)


2 posted on 02/22/2006 7:20:53 AM PST by najida (Me arguing for logic and against emotion is like Mother Teresa becoming a pole dancer.)
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To: najida
No offense, but when I saw the thread title and that you had posted it, I swear I read "Najida Takes Off Her Pants".

:)

3 posted on 02/22/2006 7:21:08 AM PST by Constitution Day (Anger is an energy)
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To: Constitution Day; najida

That's what I saw, too...So naturally, I rushed right over. :-)


4 posted on 02/22/2006 7:23:02 AM PST by LongElegantLegs (Going armed to the terror of the public.)
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To: Constitution Day

same here.


6 posted on 02/22/2006 7:23:55 AM PST by FearlessFreep (Excuse me. But are those your legs or are you riding a chicken?)
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To: najida
Najla insists on presenting nudity as an essential part of her music videos.

well...if she must insist then...ok

7 posted on 02/22/2006 7:24:26 AM PST by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: najida
but even after the deletion the clip is still considered too sexual.

You mean it actually * gasp * showed her whole head uncovered?

8 posted on 02/22/2006 7:25:20 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Constitution Day
Ya know,
I just NOW noticed the commonality! EEEK!

THIS is what it would look like if :I: took off my pants (not pretty at all!)

9 posted on 02/22/2006 7:25:51 AM PST by najida (Me arguing for logic and against emotion is like Mother Teresa becoming a pole dancer.)
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To: wallcrawlr
Najla insists on presenting nudity as an essential part of her music videos.

Oh how we must all suffer for her art.
10 posted on 02/22/2006 7:25:56 AM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: dfwgator

Even worse, I gather she was nekkid....or close to it ;)


11 posted on 02/22/2006 7:26:41 AM PST by najida (Me arguing for logic and against emotion is like Mother Teresa becoming a pole dancer.)
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To: Constitution Day; najida

ditto


12 posted on 02/22/2006 7:27:02 AM PST by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: najida
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13 posted on 02/22/2006 7:27:45 AM PST by FearlessFreep (Excuse me. But are those your legs or are you riding a chicken?)
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To: najida

LOL. Come on, now!


14 posted on 02/22/2006 7:28:10 AM PST by Constitution Day (Anger is an energy)
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To: FearlessFreep

LOL!


15 posted on 02/22/2006 7:28:13 AM PST by najida (Me arguing for logic and against emotion is like Mother Teresa becoming a pole dancer.)
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To: Constitution Day

OK, you're right,
It wouldn't look like me (I own no yellow underwear)....


16 posted on 02/22/2006 7:29:20 AM PST by najida (Me arguing for logic and against emotion is like Mother Teresa becoming a pole dancer.)
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To: najida

Is that Helen Thomas in her swim suit?


17 posted on 02/22/2006 7:30:27 AM PST by buck61 (luv6060)
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To: jasoncann
"this will be interesting thread."

But I predict a quick downward turn, with numerous removed posts!
<grin>

Read on!
(And BTW, where can I find the video...?)

18 posted on 02/22/2006 7:31:06 AM PST by Redbob (I'd rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than ride in a car with Teddy Kennedy!)
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To: Redbob

I am searching for the video now as I type.

It has to be SOMEWHERE out there.


19 posted on 02/22/2006 7:32:16 AM PST by najida (Me arguing for logic and against emotion is like Mother Teresa becoming a pole dancer.)
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To: Dashing Dasher; Auntbee; peacebaby

Didn't mean to forget you guys!


20 posted on 02/22/2006 7:32:42 AM PST by najida (Me arguing for logic and against emotion is like Mother Teresa becoming a pole dancer.)
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