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Recommendation against reading a text about Gaza during a play in the PACA region

Cultural and Artistic CensorshipLegal procedures: No

DATE

November 28, 2025

LOCATION

Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur (France)

TARGETED PERSON/INSTITUTION

Director Tamara Al Saadi

DOMAIN/FIELD

Art and Culture

RESPONSIBLE FOR BAN

The play’s co-producers, brought together under the ExtraPole platform

In Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, director Tamara Al Saadi was confronted with a recommendation from the co-producers of her play “Taire” who are part of the ExtraPole platform against reading a text addressing the situation in Gaza following the performance. This intervention sparked reactions regarding the limits imposed on artistic expression in the context of cultural productions.

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