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August 21, 2005
Snap-unhappy in Manama
Bahrainis are less than snap-happy after an international photography exhibition was forced to withdraw some of its images, after earlier attempts at moderate censorship failed:
They had originally censored some pictures featured in the World Press Photo exhibition with black tape, but had to take four down because people kept removing it.
The photographs taken down were of a naked tribal man, a semi-naked drug addict, a topless model during Paris Fashion Week and naked portraits of South African women who have been the victims of domestic violence.
Manama Municipal Council chairman Murthada Bader clears up any confusion about what is and what isn't acceptable in the Island Kingdom:
"The exhibition shows the world the truth about death, murder, famine, poverty and happy times, but nudity is not an issue we will accept here in our country."
Posted by secretdubai at August 21, 2005 05:04 PM
Filed Under: Media
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