Quote of the week: “Wearing a bikini is no crime. Should I come down to the water in gallabeyya?”Razan Moghrabi, the TV presenter, model and entertainer made the statement in response to news of a lawsuit accusing her of “inciting debauchery” and demanding her deportation from Egypt.
Earlier this month, Razan appeared on a cover of Lounge, an Egyptian lifestyle English magazine, posing in bikini sitting on the pool steps, with the story headlines announcing an “uncensored” photo session inside.
The plaintiff, Nabil El Wahsh, a lawyer well known for his advocacy of public morality in many cases against public figures, emphasized that the photos are from a TV serial due to be broadcast in Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, which falls under the Egyptian Penal Law.
Razan’s “seductive gestures and hot outfits” contradict with Eastern values and traditions, as El Wahsh put it, demanding the termination of her membership in the Egyptian Actors’ Union, and banning her on Egyptian TV.
The list of defendants include the Ministers of Interior and Media, and the Heads of Actors’ and Musicians’ Unions.
Following the lawsuit, Party, an Egyptian Arabic magazine, also featured Razan in a cover story wearing another bikini.
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