By Ramadan A. Kader Over the past week, famous and ordinary people alike turned to the Internet across the Arab world, posting videos showing them undertaking the dangerous challenge of the widely popular Kiki dance. The risky dance is inspired by Canadian hip-hop star Drake's smashing song "In My Feelings". Cinema and sports personalities were seen bragging about their skills for performing the Kiki by stepping out of a slowly moving car and sway in sync with the lyrics. Authorities in some Arab countries have arrested some such performers, who face the charges of endangering their lives and those of others on roads. In Egypt, prosecutors ordered a university student to pat LE1,050 (59 dollars) for performing the Kiki challenge on a public road. Some clerics have, meanwhile, come out to prohibit the challenging dance, citing safety concerns. In Tunisia, a young girl paid dearly for taking the Kiki challenge out on the street. A viral video, shot by an unidentified person in a balcony, shows the girl dancing near the open door of her moving car. In a fit of excitement, she drops her bag, which two thieves on a motorcycle swiftly catch and speed off. The girl unsuccessfully attempts to recover it. The thieves must be grateful to the Kiki fad.
