Vol. 17, No. 4, Dec 1999
Volume 17, Number 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
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