Images and videos that circulated on social media showing a winter festival in the port Saudi city of Jazan came under attack this week over the presence of dancers who appeared in revealing clothing. Twitter users from the southern Saudi city took to their phones on January 7, publishing video clips of dancers dressed in carnival attire as they paraded through the centre of Jazan in front of crowds of residents from the city. Reaction to the entertainment was polarised, with some bystanders booing the dancers. Jazan, well known in Saudi Arabia for its conservatism, has not witnessed such perf…

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