Hamas Morality Police Say Hip Hop Is Immoral, Close Down Concert

[JStone]

Hamas Breaks Up First Gaza Hip-Hop Concert

Hamas police have broken up the Gaza Strip’s first major hip-hop concert.

The B Boy Gaza group had just started a lively dance set late on Saturday in a crowded auditorium when police from the Islamist Hamas group that rules the Gaza Strip ended the performance with shouts of “the show is over,” witnesses said.

“I told one of the policemen that rap meant respect for all people, but he didn’t seem to be listening,” one of the dancers said. “He said it was an immoral dance.”

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights said police confiscated cameras and tapes at the venue and arrested six of the performers. They were released after signing a pledge not to hold further performances without police permission.

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