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4 Egyptian Students Arrested After Making ‘Harlem Shake’ YouTube Video: ‘A Scandalous Act’

Feb. 23, 2013 7:44pm Erica Ritz

The “Harlem Shake” has taken the world by storm in a unique way — unlike other YouTube sensations, where people watch and play the video millions of times, the dance apparently inspires others to make their own creations.

According to NPR, the University of Georgia men’s swim and dive team performed the dance underwater, and the Norwegian army did it in the snow.

But when some Egyptians decided to join in on the fun, they were apparently arrested.

According to the Agence France-Presse:

Egyptian police said Saturday they have arrested four students who filmed themselves publicly dancing in their underwear, as more people around the world emulate a viral dance craze called the “Harlem Shake.”

The four pharmaceutical students shocked residents of a middle class Cairo neighbourhood when they removed most of their clothes and videotaped themselves performing the pelvis-thrusting dance, a police official said.

The hostile audience tried to assault the students, who are accused of committing “a scandalous act,” the official added.

Egypt has strict public indecency laws. [Emphasis added]

Egyptian media has reported on the incident, but few are posting the exact video.

It seems the Harlem Shake is actually quite popular in Egypt — a YouTube search shows at least 3 videos filmed in the post-revolution “Arab Spring” nation.

The first seems to be the most likely contender — (content warning: the video does show 4 men dancing in their underwear):

This one is also gaining a lot of traction, though. Filmed in front of the pyramids, the group says they were eventually stopped by police, but managed to record a 30-second video (same content warning):

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THX-1138
Posted on February 27, 2013 at 2:45am
Best meme ever….

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txgrrl
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:51pm
It would be even funnier if they cut to some women in full cover doing the dance. That would really set the police off!! There’s no dancing in sharia countries!!! Silly young people just want to have fun.

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midnightvelvet
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 11:44pm
Considering the bunch that has just been elected to office there, I think I would’ve recorded in the safety of my own home or apartment. I guess that still would be no guarantee that the morality police wouldn’t arrest me anyway, but why make it easy for the neanderthals to find you? At least wear masks, and split when the cops come! (I wouldn’t do this myself, but they aren’t hurting anyone.)

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Warriorswife
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 11:34pm
4 Egyptian Students Arrested After Making ‘Harlem Shake’ YouTube Video: ‘A Scandalous Act’

This from the country whose Imams say Rape during protests is permitted????? But having fun dancing is scandelous and results in arrest! There is NO sense in that part of the world

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sURFNmADNESS
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 10:47pm
How dare you students actually believe CNN’s report that the people of Egypt got the freedom they fought for with the Muslim Brotherhood leading the revolt.

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Philip Ross
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 9:34pm
Americanization may save their sorry asses or will it

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Blkcatwm
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 6:29pm
Just a bunch of gay Muslims. So obvious, no wonder they were arrested…they can’t dance!

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repairsea
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 1:08pm
Anything about the war in Afghanistan where our beloved veterans are being killed by rules of engagement? No. Where is the body count?

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jmjaffe
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 12:32pm
People who like to party… we can make peace with! Now, let’s see some Egyptian women having some good, silly, clean fun!

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carl_in_ohio
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 11:49am
that’s news???

another culture finds our culture to be tasteless and vulgar??
Ironically, this is the same culture that in its own act of frenzy — physically (sexually) assaulted female reporters in Tahrir Square.

But you can’t lump everyone in the same group.

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- CulperGang
  Posted on February 24, 2013 at 1:05pm
  The Muslims didn’t need Western culture to show them “vulgarity.” Their whole culture is based on vulgarity. ALL of it. They hide it behind closed doors. That is all. These kids would not be under arrest if they didn’t air the Mullahs dirty laundry. Google the “Dancing Boys of Afghanistan.” Pedophelia is the NORM, so if female rape. Every degenrate sexual deviation is the norm in Islam, behind closed doors. For men only. The authorities need to arrest those who taught these boys to be vulgar. Oh, wait…….it WAS the authorities that taught them. DOWN WITH DICTATORS. Fight Egyptians fight.
  
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