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“Seduction” in Arab Cinema: An Extinct Genre

Although at the outset, Arab cinema wasn’t that bold when it came to “ighraa” – or “seduction” in Arabic, a term used to refer to sensual scenes– it must be recognized that whether seduction was present or absent, earlier films were like a dream for the Arab public, for what they featured in kissing, women, and seductive dancers.

Leila Murad was perhaps the first Arab woman to capture the public’s eye, even if she wasn’t the first female actress on the silver screen.

The “Harp,” as Murad was called, didn’t appear in any seduction scenes. Back then, the most sensual thing one could hope for in a movie was a kiss at the end. But Murad was the embodiment of romantic seduction.

After Leila Murad, it was actress Faten Hamama’s turn in the limelight. But Hamama, too, maintained her restraint on the screen, and was never a symbol of seduction, but was, again, a symbol of romanticism.

Real seduction scenes in Egyptian movies produced during that period featured primarily belly dancers (Samia Gamal, Tahia Carioka, Naima Akef) who attracted moviegoers to come and “peep.” The presence of a belly dancer was the backbone of the film, and the sure way to make it a box office success. Producers thought of seduction films as a great way to

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Hala Shiha (YouTube image)

She once was one of Egypt's most popular actresses. Now, Hala Shihahas created a row by announcingshe no longer will wear a hijab in public. Wearing the hijab was her decision, she said, and so was removing it.

Modest dress for women, including the hijab's covering of the head, or the niqab's full face veil, has always been a point of contention among Islamic scholars and Muslims in general. Anti-hijab activists claim that these coverings are not mandated in the Quran, while advocates claim the exact opposite. The Muslim Brotherhood and most Islamists have adopted both the niqab and hijab as political symbols and a banner for their global expansionism.

The "veil was and is still used in the Egyptian society as a divine weapon for discrimination against women," said Egyptian women's rights activist and blogger Mona Al Ashry. "It is not a personal choice by free will as they claim. No! it is used to stigmatize and degrade whoever woman (sic) refused to wear it."

Shiha's announcement about giving up the hijab also included word that she will resume an acting career that was halted in 2007. She was immediately rebuked by Khadiga Al Shater, the daughter of the imprisoned Muslim Brotherhood leader and chief financier Khairat Al Shater. Khadiga Al