Dear Bin Rodi.
Thank you for the very interesting links
I was not surprised by the answers of the Imam, since I know that fanatic Moslems think this way. But maybe you will be surprised to hear, that I know fanatic Christians, who would have given exactly the same advices
For example the preacher of that fundamentalist protestant church, where I used to be a member, used almost the same arguments like the Imam of your links, to stop me from dancing (of course he didn't make it. The arguments rather convinced me to get really into the dancing
). And I knew Christians who believed that rock music is from devil and they obliged their children to destroy and throw away all of their rock Cd's. So in this case, it is not really the religion itself, but the fanaticism about the religion, which leads to such suppressive behaviour.
Me personally don't give a damn neither about what the Imam says about belly dancing, nor about what the priests and preachers say about belly dancing. If I am a poor sinner according to them, it's alright with me. I'd rather be a happy sinner than a frustrated saint
