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Case Study 1
Case Study 1
: PRESSURE
Something Egypt isnt lacking in the youth
High unemployment, economic problems and political turmoil.
In the late 90s metal was big and it was growing as a form of release
Flyers were in the street and there were televised concerts
For once, Amr Diab and Oum Kalthoum werent center stage
January 22nd 1997- security forces sweep homes and venues of all
teenagers associated with heavy metal.
Did you wear black leather?
Did you draw skulls on things?
You were
45
days
Many teens came from upper middle-class homes and never even
had any history violating the law
Publications earlier that year claimed that there was a Satanism
club in Heliopolis and the youth was being seduced into drug
use, orgies and satanic, and sacrilegious
practices.