Artist: Khalil Abdel Karim
Confronting Bodies: Egypt's artistic production police
Date of Action: January 14, 1998
Specific Location: Egypt
Description of Artwork: Abdel Karim's books, "The Yathrib Society" and "The Raaba Songs on the Companions of Prophet Mohammed."
Description of Incident: Fifteen copies of these books were taken by police from the Sina Publishing House. No court order was produced, however, the books were accused of violating an eight-month-old law that bans "blasphemous" material.
Results of Incident: The books were taken.
Source: Index on Censorship, 2/98
Submitted By: NCAC