Former Egyptian belly dancer Dina, who recently put an end to her dancing and acting career and wore the Islamic headdress (The Hijab), has announced that she will not be holding any televised interviews. A number of TV stations have requested a one hour interview with Dina to talk about her previous pornographic scandal and her decision to end of her career, but the she refused all offers.
According to the London based Elaph, some stations offered Dina over fifty-thousand US dollars to hold an interview. Dina stressed that she is not willing to undermine her 'Hijab' for the sake of 'meaningless money'. She added that she has devoted her life to God and Islam, and has 'progressed' a long way from where she was. Dina commented that the past is now behind her and she prefers to never talk about it wanting to forget it all together, and that she is a changed and new person now who intends to dedicate her life to God.
In February, Dina returned from Saudi Arabia after performing the Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) wearing a Hijab (Headscarf) and announcing an end to her dancing and acting career. A previous decision by the Saudi embassy in Egypt had prohibited Dina from setting foot on Saudi soil but was overridden at the last minute.
The former dancer refused to make any comments to the public isolating herself at her home in Muhandiseen-Egypt with her son Ali, who is from her late husband - director Sameh Albajouri. Dina had announced before her pilgrimage that she was thinking of putting an end to her career after the recent pornographic scandal she was involved in, and finally made the decision while she was in Mecca.
Dina had fought the Saudi ban from the holy pilgrimage saying that every Muslim should have the opportunity to perform Hajj and added that God accepts everyone’s penance. The dancer expressed great disappointment adding that God is forgiving and merciful unlike those who make the decisions to forbid people from walking in the right path.
Officials had justified their decision by explaining that many dancers like Dina have had the chance to go to Hajj, but as soon as they returned they did not refrain from their profession and continued dancing making their pilgrimage a total waste for themselves and a lost opportunity for others.
Dina had accompanied her mother to Saudi Arabia to complete the fifth pillar of Islam Hajj. She decided that Hajj would be her only option to escape from all the controversial and scandalous issues she was involved in.
Dina filed a lawsuit against ex-husband Hussam Abu Al Futooh for violating her rights while she was married to him, including filming pornography of her without her knowledge. Dina stressed that she intends to take Hussam to court for the fact that it is against the law for a man to film his wife in such indecent circumstance.
Late last year rumours started surfacing about Dina and her sudden departure from Cairo-Egypt to hide away in Paris-France after her involvement in pornographic videotapes was revealed. A number of videotapes were found in Abu Al Futooh's apartment containing obscene and provocative scenes of her. –Albawaba.com
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