Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Below is a list of the major articles in each of the issues that were published in Habibi Magazine between 1992 and 2002 under the ownership of Shareen El Safy. Authors’ names and key words in titles can be searched on this page using the “find” function in your web browser. To search the entire website, use the search feature at the left. Individual articles may be accessed by clicking on the specific issues on the sidebar on the left. All contents are protected by copyright. All rights reserved Habibi Publications 1992-2002.
Volume 19, No. 2, September 2002
Leona Wood: From the Kamarinskaya to the Danse du Ventre, by Susan Marshall
Touring with the Ali Souissi Dancers, by Aisha Ali
Salomé’s Dance of the Seven Veils: Oscar Wilde, Esoteric Thought, and the Dancer, by Andrea Deagon, Ph.D.
Dance and Jurisprudence in the Islamic Middle East, by Anthony Shay, Ph.D.
Wizards and Harlots: The Tainted Status of Musicians and Dancers, by Laurel Victoria Gray
The Rebirth of the Sacred Dancer, by “Shahrazad” C. Diallo-Huisman
Ethnography of an Epiphany: Physiological/Psychological Indications for Trance-like Behaviors in Middle Eastern Dance, By Marguerite Kusuhara with Richard Adrian Steiger
Peptides and the Mind/Body Orchestra: Shamanic Healing in the Zar and Sema Rituals, by Katya Faris
The Rapid Healing of the Sufi Dervishes, by Ron Iverson
Looking Beyond Despair: Zainab Salbi, Changing the World, One Woman at a Time, By Stephanie Heuer
Volume 19, No. 1, February 2002
Cover: Sohair Zaki
Sohair Zaki: Singing with Her Body, by Francesca Sullivan
The Image of the Eastern Dancer: Flaubert’s Salome, by Andrea Deagon, Ph.D.
The Ghaziya and the Khawaja: Kuchuk Hanem and Flaubert’s Sexual Homelessness, by Stavros Stavrou, Ph.D.
Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? Iconographic Sources of Middle Eastern Dancing, by Anthony Shay, Ph.D.
Public and Private Entertainment at a Royal Egyptian Wedding: 1845, by Kathleen Fraser
The Harem: Contrasting Orientalist and Feminist Views, by Latifa
Envisioning the East: Russian Orientalism and the Ballet Russe, by Laurel Victoria Gray
Born from Different Continents: Comparison of Turkish and Egyptian Style Oriental Dance, by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat
Imitation and Originality, by Shakira (Elizabeth Fannin)
Backlash in L.A.: The Impact of Attitudes Towards the Middle East, by Virginia McCrum Bendaoud
Volume 18, No. 3, March 2001
Cover: Nagwa Fouad
An Uncommon Woman: Nagwa Fouad, Queen of Oriental Dance, by Shareen El Safy
A Personal Journey into the Heart of Islam: Exploring the Sufi Moulids of Islam, by Tim Coleman
Adventures in Tunisia: A Performance at the Municipal Theater in Sfax, by Aisha Ali
An Anthropologist Looks at Ballet as a Form of Ethnic Dance, by Joann Keali’ihonomoku, Ph.D.
Reflections of a Time Past: The Music of Andalusia, Yesterday and Today, by Nicole LeCorgne
Dance Education: Bringing Middle Eastern Dance into the Mainstream, by Trisha “Ashana” Hanada-Rogers
Setting the Record Straight: Creating Middle Eastern Dance Archives, by Michelle Forner
Shakira: The Latina Rockera Explores her Arabic Roots, by María Rebeca Castellanos
An Explosion in Salta: “La Danza Arabe” in the Hinterlands of South America, by Tamalyn Dallal
Cultivating the Image: Student Venues and Professional Performances, by Miramar
Volume 18, No. 2, September 2000
Cover: Laurel Victoria Gray
The Dancing Diplomat: Laurel Victoria Gray, A Traveler on the Silk Road, by Anne Apynys, Ph.D.
Spirituality in Iranian Music and Dance: Conversations with Morteza Varzi, Robyn C. Friend, Ph.D.
Tanoura is Sleeping: Exploring an Ancient Whirling Ritual in Cairo, by Laurel Victoria Gray
The Dancers of Soliman, Adventures in Tunisia, by Aisha Ali
Tribal Custom, the Quran, and Revolution: the Changing Role of Women in Algerian Society, by Khedi
The Female Other: Reversing the Gaze, by Latifa
The Emergence of the New Sacred Temple Priestess, by Z-Helene Christopher
Ancient Attitudes, Modern Malaise: Religion, Sexuality and Psychological Growth in the Middle Ages, by Shareen El Safy
Finding My Legs: An Oriental Dancer’s Adventures in Academics, by Marie “Maleeha” Wilkes
Volume 18, No. 1, April 2000
Cover: Dr. Mo Geddawi
Dr. Mo Geddawi: Renaissance Man in Transition, by Habiba
Cheb Mami: A Desert Rose with Roots in Raï, by Ron Iverson
Inspiration Comes Like a Swarm of Bees: the Legendary Cheikha Remitti, the Empress of Raï, by Amel Tafsout
The Divine Serpent in Myth and Legend, by Robert T. Mason, Ph.D., D.D.
Abandoned Sacred: Snakeness and Womanness in Three Cultures, by Hea-kyoung Koh
The Serpent Dances: the Ancient Dance Partner, by Maya Karima (Keri Hikida)
Finding the Inner Serpent: Becoming a Snake Priestess, by Le’ema Kathleen Graham
A Women’s World, by Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi, Ph.D.
Dancing with Georgia, by Linda Swanson
Volume 17, No. 4, December 1999
Cover: Dahlena
Dahlena, An American Classic, by Farida Gamal
Feminism and Belly Dance, by Andrea Deagon, Ph.D.
Erotic Fantasy or Female Empowerment: Gender Issues in Oriental Dance, by Stavros Stavrou
Staging Unstable Bodies:The Practice of Oriental Dance in the West Within the Context of the Postmodern, by Diane Oatley
Farewell to Tahia, by Edward Said, Ph.D.
Life’s Joy and Incense: the Tahaya Carioca Story, by Nermine Azzazy
Tahia Talks, with Beata and Horacio Cifuentes
Raks Sharqi: Cairo’s Disappearing Act, by Shareen El Safy
“Alf Mabrouk ala il Aroussayn!”: the Cairo Wedding Circuit, by Yasmina
Dancing in the Rain: Cultural Identity and Dance in Egyptian Film, by Habiba
East Meets West: Bridging the Culture Gap Through Film Distribution, by Sa’ida
Paola and the Priest, by Rod Long
Volume 17, No. 3, Spring 1999
Cover: Shahrazad
The Temple Dancer: Shahrazad’s Search for the Sacred, by Ron Iverson
From the Village to the Stage: Shaping Traditional Dance for the Concert Stage, by Karen Lynn Smith
Presenting Ethnic Dance on the Stage: A Case Study of Qashqa’i Dance, by Robyn Friend, Ph.D.
Who Has the Right to Write About Dance?, by Laurel Victoria Gray
From Many Tribes: the Origins of Bal Anat, by Jamila Salimpour
FatChanceBellyDance: American Tribal Style, by Kajira Djoumahna
Pom-poms to Tassels: A Personal Journey from Hands to Hips, by Linda Swanson
Turbans, Tattoos and Tassels: an American Export, by Stephanie Heuer
Samarkand Adventure: The Sharq Taronalari International Festival, by Laurel Victoria Gray
The Ellegua Project: Dancing and Trancing in Cuba, by Latifa
Volume 17, No. 2, Fall, 1998
Cover: Necati Çelik
An Angel on His Shoulder: Turkish Oud Virtuoso Necati Çelik, by Mimi Spencer
Sema Yildiz: Istanbul’s “Dancing Star”, by Eva Çernik
The Queen of Romany Music: Esma Redzepova, by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat
In Search of Turkish Gypsies (Roma), by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat
Without Prejudice and Stereotypes: Please Call Me Rom, by Šani Rifati
Samarkand Adventure: The Sharq Taronalari International Festival, by Laurel Victoria Gray
Still Life on Ceiling: The Dangers (Real and Imagined) of Cross-Cultural Exchange, by Linda Swanson
Ethical Practice in Oriental Dance Education, by Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan
Volume 17, No. 1, Spring, 1998
Cover: Ibrahim Farrah
Ibrahim Farrah, 1939-1998: Artist, Educator, Ethnologist, by Michelle Forner
From Cabaret to Theater: The Question of the “Elevation” of Middle Eastern Dance, by Nina Costanza
No Longer Forbidden Fruit: Tasting Lebanese Treasures, by Nuria Tahan
Letters from Lebanon: Getting a Foot in the Door, by Suhaila Salimpour-Khoury
In Search of the Origins of Dance: Real History or Fragments of Ourselves, by Andrea Deagon, Ph.D.
Seeking the Unknown: Critical Issues in Fieldwork for the Dancer/Researcher, by Barbara Racy
Inside the Kingdom: A Western Woman’s Experience of Sa’udi Arabia, by Robyn Friend, Ph.D.
Summertime Dancing: Makeup that Lasts, by Meleah
Volume 16, No. 3, Fall, 1997
Cover: La Meri
La Meri: A Life Dedicated to Ethnic Dance, by Patricia Taylor
Mythology and Symbolism in Middle Eastern Dance, by Andrea Deagon, Ph.D.
Magic in the Dance: An Exploration of Trance and Transformation, by Shakira
Indian Dance Aesthetics: A Treasury of Form and Function, by Patrice Hawkwood Schanck
Loosening Their Tresses: Women’s Dances of the Arabian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, by Kay Hardy Campbell
Inside the Kingdom: A Western Woman’s Experience of Sa’udi Arabia, by Robyn Friend, Ph.D.
The Splendor of Uzbek Dance: Part III: Bukhara, by Laurel Victoria Gray
What’s in a Name? In the Direction of Adopting Standardized Terminology, by Shareen El Safy
Warm-up and Cool-down for the Middle Eastern Dance Class, by Margo Abdo O’Dell
Volume 16, No.2, Spring, 1997
Cover: Amani
Amani’s Magic Mirror, by Shareen El Safy and Jeanette Cool
Mythology and Symbolism in Middle Eastern Dance, by Andrea Deagon, Ph.D
Embodying the Divine: India, Mother of Sacred Dance, by Patrice Hawkwood Schanck
We are Rom, Please Don’t Call Us Gypsies, by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat
The Hammam Experience, by Suzanne Keyser
Cultivating Professionalism, by Laurel Victoria Gray
Towards Effective Criticism: Motivating Positive Change, by Shakira
Volume 16, No.1, Winter, 1997
Cover: Roman Balladine
The “Business” and Bert Balladine: Tales of a Lifetime, by Ma’Shuqa Mira Murjan,
with forward by Shareen El Safy
Jamileh: the Goddess of Iranian Dance, by Robyn Friend, Ph.D.
Searching for Biblical Roots of Belly Dance, by Cia
Songs of Life: Music of the Sephardim, by Vivian J. Stotesbury
A Sefardi Woman from the Island of Rhodes, by Jaime Cader
The Violin in Arabic Music: Developing Expressivity, by Eva Eilenberg
From Raqs Shaabi to Raqs Sharqi: Traditional Forms and Modern Technology, by Aisha Ali
The Headscarf: A Means of Oppression or Liberations? by Ghanima Gaditana
Totally Veiled, by Scheherezade Faramarzi
Executive Derision: Hollywood’s Demonization of Arabs, by Jack G. Shaheen, Ph.D.
Volume 15, No. 3, Summer, 1996
Cover: Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Omar Faruk Tekbilek: Flowing from an Ocean of Sincerity, by Rhea
Dervish Whirling: The Dance of the Known Universe, by Ellen Sander
Adnan Sarhan: A Dancer’s Teacher, A Drummer’s Drummer, A Sufi, by Jenna Gracia Woods
Playing for Peace: Meeting with Nabil Azzam, by Deborah Hunter
The Mellifluent Maqam, by Jeanette Cool
Samara: Sayyida Raks Sharqi, by Nuria Tahan
He is Coming, She is Coming: Guedra, the Tuareg Blessing Dance, by Karol Harding
Guedra: Inside the Living Ritual, by Jenna Gracia Woods
Dancing the Eternal Forces, by Andrea Deagon
Healthy Gains: The Unique Contributions of Middle Eastern Dance, by Shakira
Volume 15, No. 2, Spring, 1996
Cover: Nadia Hamdi
Nadia Hamdi: Giving Joy to the Heart and Eyes, by Morocco
The Exquisite Art of Persian Classical Dance, by Robyn Friend
Raqqas or Jamileh: Contrasting Perspectives on Dance in Iran, by Philip Walker
Guiding the Ancestors Back: Noh Ruz, The Persian New Year, by Philip Walker
Decorating the Divine: An Adventure in Topkapi Palace, by Rosie Boyd
Dance, Body, Universe, by Andrea Deagon
Opening the Gates: Middle Eastern Dance from a Tantric Perspective, by Amy Hubert
From “Raqs Sharqi” to “Belly Dance”: The Transmission of Oriental Dance in the United States, by Michelle Forner
Improving Teaching Skills, by Margo Abdo O’Dell
Teachers, Teachers, and More Teachers, by Horacio Cifuentes
Volume 15, No. 1, Winter, 1996
Cover: Mona El Said
Mona El Said: Moving in Mysterious Ways, by Shareen El Safy
Gypsy in Their Souls: the West Preserves Gypsy Dance Traditions, by Laurel Victoria Gray
Giving to Light: Dancing the Baby into the World, by Morocco
Birth Dance, by Elisabeth Clark
Circling Back: Belly Dance as Birth Meditation, by Janice Olivia Dawn
A Labor of Love, by Delilah
The Expectant Dancer, by Jawahare
Listen and Learn: Leadership Skills for Concert Organizers, by Angelika Nemeth
Three Days in a Chador: Guerilla Tourist in Iran, by Nuria Tahan
The Nights of Thebes: Folkloric Festival of Luxor, by Shareen El Safy
Reel Racism: Father of the Bride, Part II, by Jack Shaheen, Ph.D.
Volume 14, No. 4, Fall 1995
Cover: Burçin Orhon
Burçin Orhon, Innovative Twist on Turkish Oryantal, by Eva Cernik
Latent Orientalism, Part II: The Modern Legacy, by Ronald L. Iverson
In Search of the Arabs, by Jack G. Shaheen, Ph.D.
Songs and Spirits: The “Zar” Ritual in Cairo, by Laurie Eisler
The Zar: A Mirror of Ourselves, by Latifa
The Goddess Dances: Women’s Dances of Georgia, by Laurel Victoria Gray
A Week in Afghanistan: A Proud and Friendly Spirit Against All Odds, by Nuria Tahan
Samasem’s Magic Carpet Ride: Cairo’s Ups and Downs, by Betsy Flood
John Compton: The Sheik of San Francisco, by Bàraka
Volume 14, No. 3, Summer 1995
Cover: Hossam Ramzy
Hossam Ramzy: Drumming Full Circle, by Shareen El Safy
Latent Orientalism, Part I: The Etiology of an Ideology, by Ronald L. Iverson
Amani: Lebanon’s “Diva de la Danse Oriental,” by Nuria Tahan
Out of the Ashes: Oriental Dance Renaissance in Lebanon, by Edwina Nearing
The Splendor of Uzbek Dance, Part II: Ferghana, by Laurel Victoria Gray
Dancing in the Footsteps of Marco Polo: Adventures on the Silk Route, by Nuria Tahan
Inanna’s Descent: An Archetype of Feminine Self-Discovery and Transformation, by Andrea Deagon
Dance with the Wind and Snake Dance, by Ellen Sander
Beyond the Beauty Myth: The Liberating Power of Labanotation, by Menawara
Professional Business Tax Tips, Part VI: Tax-Free Grants, by Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan
Volume 14, No. 2, Spring 1995
Cover: Farida Fahmy
One Flower in a Bouquet: Folkloric Pioneer Farida Fahmy, by Sahra C. Kent
The Age-Old Riddle of the Sphinx, by Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D.
Crediting Paul Monty’s Vision: The Birth of the Mideastern Dance Seminar, by Morocco
The Splendor of Uzbec Dance, Part I: Khorezm, by Laurel Victoria Gray
Safe Journey: Latcho Drom Revisited, by Aisha Ali
Myth and Sexuality: The Body as Body, by Jamake Highwater
Back to the Belly: Awakening the Kinesthetic Sense, by Zahra Zuhair
Dance Literacy Through Labanotation, Part II: The Informal Use of Labanotation, by Menawara
Professional Dance Business Tax Tips, Part V: Tax Advice About Foreign Income and Expense Deductions, by Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan
On-line Dancing: Tapping the Information Superhighway, by James Janner
Volume 14, No. 1, Winter 1995
Cover and Poster: Nelly Mazloum
Quicksilver Messenger: Impressions of Nelly Mazloum, by Rhea
Dancing the Eternal Image: Visual and Narrative Archetypes, by Andrea Deagon
Re-visioning Adam and Eve: Serpent Symbolism in Ancient Goddess Cultures, by Amy Peck
Interview with Raqia Hassan: The Mother of Invention, by Shareen El Safy
Journey into Sudanese Reality: Arab Women Reshape Their Lives, by Hanan
It’s Rough in the Gulf: Dancing in Dubai and Kuwait, by Nuria Tahan
Gaining a Foothold: Oriental Dance in Japan, by Kaylene Thompson Pakeer
Digging into Arab Culture: Building an Arab/American Theater Tradition, by Kari Sprowl
Dance Literacy Through Labanotation Part I: Background and Basics, by Menawara
Well Begun is Half Done: Finding a Qualified Instructor, by Chelydra
Creating a Foundation: Body Awareness, Carriage, and Strength, by Bàraka
Professional Dance Business Tax Tips Part IV: Detailed Advice About Travel Expense
Deductions, by Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan
Volume 13, No. 4, Fall 1994
Cover: Suhaila Salimpour
Poster: Jamila Salimpour
Shaping a Legacy: A New Generation in the Old Tradition, by Shareen El Safy
Great Moments at the Fez: Lou Shelby Remembers, by Feiruz Aram
Flashback: A Return to the Roots in the Sixties, by Rhea
Princess Madiha: Oriental Dance Benefits St. Jude’s, by Gisselle Fobbs
Conversation in Cairo: Firm Fact or Frivolous Fiction, by Shareen El Safy
Shadow Dancing: Illuminating the Darker Corners of the Psyche, by Ghanima Gaditana
Arabic 101: Cultural Sensitivity and Language, by Andrea Deagon
Emira’s Wedding, by Hanan
Inspiration for Movement: Optimal Breathing for Full Potential, by Suzanna Del Vecchio
Top Twenty Club Clichés: Survival Skills for the Professional Dancer, by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat
Professional Dance Business Tax Tips: Part III: Travel Expenses, by Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan
Volume 13, No. 3, Summer 1994
Cover and Poster: Morocco
Following Her Soul: Raks Sharki, Serendipity and Morocco, by Tarik abd el Malik
Antoinette Awayshak and “La Belle Epoch,” by Jamila Salimpour
The Enduring Mystique of the Almeh, by Nelly Mazloum
Tahia Carioca and Samia Gamal: Reflections from the Stars of the Forties, by Horacio Cifuentes
The Zar: Creating Balance Through Disequilibrium, by Dianne Chidester
A Contemporary Zar in Old Cairo, by Eva Cernik
Dervish Dancing from the Upper Nile, by Hanan
Breathless in a Whirlwind, by Halowah
Revelations Further Revealed, by Wendy Buonaventura
Professional Dance Business Tax Tips: Part II: When is Dance a “Hobby?” by Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan
Turkish Holiday Delights, by Christine Hall
Traveling with a Costume, by Ghanima Gaditana
Volume 13, No. 2, Spring 1994
Cover and Poster: Aisha Ali
Dancing with the Muse of Aisha Ali, by Eliza Buck
The Transmission of “Oriental” Dance in the United States: A Case Study of Ibrahim Farrah as Teacher, by Michelle Forner
Adventures on the Silk Road: An Interview with Laurel Victoria Gray, by Laura Rose
Houara, Mother of Flamenco, by Morocco
East Meets West in the Middle, by Beatrice Hintze
Tax Tips for the Professional Dance Business, by Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan
Warnings from the Broom Closet: Taking Issue with the Goddess Issue, by Eithne
Confessions of a Former Cultural Relativist, by Henry H. Bagish
Female “Circumcision” Gains Attention
Volume 13, No. 1, Winter 1994
Cover and Poster: Beata Zadou and Horacio Cifuentes
Partners in Paradox: Beata and Horacio, by Shareen El Safy
Zeffat al ‘Arusah: The Egyptian Procession of the Bride, by Sahra
Berber Dances of Courtship and Marriage, by Morocco
Years of Grace and Glamour: The Story of Egyptian Dance, by Helen Miles
Souhael Kaspar: Percussion Virtuoso, by Kari Sprowl
Understanding Raqs al Baladi, by Hossam Ramzi
Bel Air, Beirut, and Beyond, by Zein Abd Al-Malik
Winning Ways: Reaching for Excellence through Competition, by Bàraka
Exploring the Creative Person, by Peg Hazzard
Volume 12, No. 4, Fall 1993
Cover: Mohammed Khalil
Poster: Nagwa Fouad
A New Concept for Woman: An Interview with Mohammed Khalil, by Shareen El Safy
1876: The First Ripples of Belly Dance on America’s Shores, by Jamila Salimpour
The Language of the Goddess: A Conversation with Marija Gimbutas, by James Powell
Schikhatt: From Sex Education to Social Recreation, by Morocco
Old Traditions and New Apotheosis, by Nelly Mazloum
A Future for the Past: Cairo’s New School for Traditional Music and Dance, by Edwina Nearing
Spearhead: Nawal el-Saadawi and the New Feminist Family, by Katherine Roth
Dancing in Nature, by Delilah
Inana: Queen of Heaven and Earth, a review by Shareen El Safy
Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why), a poem by Nikki Giovanni
Guide to the Goddess, a reading list compiled by Ghanima Gaditana
Volume 12, No. 3, Summer 1993
Cover and Poster: Sahra
Sahra: Deciphering the Language of Oriental Dance, by Leslie Strang Akers
Guedra: Spreading Soul’s Love and Peace to the Beat of the Heart, by Morocco
Hossam Ramzy: Putting the Heart of the Dance into the Music, by Vashti
Dans Oryantal in Turkey, by Eva Cernik
Classical American: Creative Styles in Motion, by Gisselle Fobbs
Rhea in Athens: A Dream Comes True, by Basheera
A Dancer’s Guide to London, by Vashti
Yoga and Dance: Moving in the Moment, by Suzanna del Vecchio
Got the Jitters? by Horacio Cifuentes
Volume 12, No. 2, Spring 1993
Cover and Poster: Dina
Dina at the Mena, by Shareen El Safy
Ghawazi on the Edge of Extinction, by Edwina Nearing
The Making of an Oudist, by John Bilezikjian
Getting Down to Floorwork, by Morocco
A Comparison of Turkish and Egyptian Oriental Dance, by Eva Cernik
On the Trail of the Great Goddess, by Ghanima
A Belly Dancer’s Place in the Market, by Cory Wright
Back in the USSR: Dancing in Uzbekistan, by Delilah
Uzbekistan Ensemble in Seattle: A Gift of Love, by Spring Gibson
Taking a Stand Against Circumcision, by Jennifer Reedy
Volume 12, No. 1, Winter 1993
Cover: Bob Zalot
Poster: Lynn Zalot (“Atech”)
Cover Story: Robert and Lynn Zalot, by Shareen El Safy
Introducing Shareen El Safy, by Bàraka
Images of Women: Portrayal of Women in Photography of the Middle East, 1860-1950, by Jamila Salimpour
Cairo Unveiled: National Geographic Special Features Lucy, by Shareen El Safy
Dancers of the Next Generation, by Horacio Cifuentes
Earthquake in Cairo, by Sah’ra
The Cultural Roots of Hawaiian and Egyptian Dance, by Raeshma (Peggy Hazzard)
Coaching a Winning Performance, by Ma’Shuqa Mira Murjan