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Moroccan musicians and fans free
On 4. April a court in Rabat dismissed the charges against eleven (who had been earlier released on bail) and reduced the sentences on the other three to 45 days. The fourteen heavy metal musicians and fans were arrested in February in Casablanca and sentenced to jail from 2 months to 1 year.
The Guardian background article on Islam and heavy metal |
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| Moroccan musicians and fans free |
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