belly dancing
Life is no dance for ‘Carioca’
Art news
August 12, 2012
Life is no dance for ‘Carioca’
The story of Tahiya Carioca (1919–1999) is that of modern belly dance. Om Kalthoum once described her as an artist…
Dance that transforms loss and meaning
Art news
March 18, 2010
Dance that transforms loss and meaning
At the American University in Cairo (AUC) this week, the Magda al-Nowaihi Graduate Student Award in Gender Studies went to…
Homeland Security’s belly dancer
World
December 2, 2009
Homeland Security’s belly dancer
Washington, DC--Every Saturday, the Middle Eastern restaurant posts a picture of a young blond woman in her twenties, with thick…