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Executive summary (1/2) 60% of respondents across the Arab world do not think state censorship makes a mockery of the arts. Those in the GCC were the highest in opposing the motion In the Levant opinion was largely divided Among those surveyed across the region, the fact that it is ‘against freedom of expression’ emerged as the main reason why they felt state censorship makes a mockery of the arts. Many were also concerned it ‘blocks the message(s) the artist is trying to convey’, that ‘each member of the society should be able to decide on his/her own what they want to be exposed to rather than having it dictated by the state’) and that ‘censorship is just another concept invented by those in power to control the masses’. On the other hand, those respondents who do not believe censorship makes a mockery of the arts believe state ‘intervention’ is required as ‘art can be indecent and needs to be censored before being shown to the general public’ and ‘to protect religious beliefs’. Just under half of those surveyed across the region also believed censorship helps maintain ‘order’ within the society. According to respondents across the region, censorship should be most applied on Internet websites, music videos and the cinema Very few believed censorship should not be applied at all (10% across of overall sample).
Executive summary (2/2) The vast majority of respondents across the region believe ‘nudity’ and ‘offensive language’ should be censored. In general, respondents would place most trust on ‘well-respected members of the society’ to decide what should and should not be censored. This was followed by ‘leading intellectuals of the country’ and ‘religious leaders’. Political leaders are not trusted to make these kinds of decisions. In-line with their initial response to the motion (i.e. supporting state censorship on arts), the largest proportion of respondents believed that classes in modern art taught in universities in the Arab world should also be censored. Although opinion was divided, when asked about the likely impact of the rise of the Internet in the region on censorship, a larger proportion of respondents were more inclined to believe it would decrease the level of censorship. In terms of the ‘merit’ of ‘blacking out female flesh in Western magazines’, respondents were somewhat divided in their opinions on whether this is a ‘ridiculous’ thing to do or something which should be done. However, respondents seemed to be more ‘tolerant’ about movies with a larger proportion of them saying they feel frustrated when some scenes are cut from foreign movies due to censorship. Overall, the majority of respondents believe that despite all efforts censorship will not be able to block the power of arts because ideas and beliefs survive in our imagination.
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