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BAGHDAD — At a recent festival, the Iraqi National Troupe of Folk Art wanted to pay homage to the liberation of Mosul through a special dance in the presence of 1,600 people, but some politicians who thought dancing was incompatible with Islam simply got up and walked out.
The walkout happened while the troupe performed a dance representing the liberation of Mosul from the Islamic State during the ceremony on the 62nd anniversary of the founding of Iraqi cinema in Baghdad on Aug. 16. In July of this year the Iraqi forces liberated Mosul, which was held by IS since 2014.
