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| Nigerian actress Rahma Sadau banned after on-screen hug | Nigerian actress Rahma Sadau banned after on-screen hug |
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| A leading Nigerian actress has been banned from the Hausa-language film industry because of her "immoral" behaviour, the main industry body says. | A leading Nigerian actress has been banned from the Hausa-language film industry because of her "immoral" behaviour, the main industry body says. |
| Rahma Sadau caused offence by "hugging and cuddling" pop star Classiq in a video, it added. | Rahma Sadau caused offence by "hugging and cuddling" pop star Classiq in a video, it added. |
| The industry, commonly known as Kannywood, has been under fire from conservative Muslim clerics who accuse it of corrupting people's values. | The industry, commonly known as Kannywood, has been under fire from conservative Muslim clerics who accuse it of corrupting people's values. |
| They regard it as taboo for men and women to hold hands or kiss in public. | They regard it as taboo for men and women to hold hands or kiss in public. |
| Ms Sadau, who is said to be on a holiday in India, has not yet commented on the ban imposed by Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (Moppan). | Ms Sadau, who is said to be on a holiday in India, has not yet commented on the ban imposed by Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (Moppan). |
| Its chairman, Muhammadu Kabiru Maikaba, told the BBC Hausa service that the ban was "total". | Its chairman, Muhammadu Kabiru Maikaba, told the BBC Hausa service that the ban was "total". |
| "This is not the first time that she has been doing these wayward things. We have been warning her, but she still went ahead to dent our image," he said. | "This is not the first time that she has been doing these wayward things. We have been warning her, but she still went ahead to dent our image," he said. |
| The Kannywood star appeared in the video with Classiq, in a song entitled I Love You. | The Kannywood star appeared in the video with Classiq, in a song entitled I Love You. |
| In it, the Nigerian pop star is smitten with a vegetable seller in a market, acted by Ms Sadau. | |
| Initially, she rejects his advances, batting him away with a bunch of vegetables, but he eventually wins her over. | |
| They hold hands and engage in a bit of cuddling that would be considered demure in a Western film. | |
| In a statement, Moppan said it hoped Ms Sadau's expulsion would serve as a deterrent for other actors. | In a statement, Moppan said it hoped Ms Sadau's expulsion would serve as a deterrent for other actors. |
| Its code of conduct requires actors to avoid doing anything which violates Islamic and Hausa culture, reports the BBC's Isa Sanusi from the capital, Abuja. | Its code of conduct requires actors to avoid doing anything which violates Islamic and Hausa culture, reports the BBC's Isa Sanusi from the capital, Abuja. |
| Many people in northern Nigeria felt she had gone too far with Classiq in the music video, he adds. | Many people in northern Nigeria felt she had gone too far with Classiq in the music video, he adds. |
| Classiq cannot be banned because he is not a member of Moppan. | Classiq cannot be banned because he is not a member of Moppan. |