www.dahlal.com
www.turquoiseintl.com
audrena.com/TheBellyDanceStore
www.sugarpetals.com
www.scheherezadeimports.com
www.decotach.com
www.bellydancewithk.com
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New York and Tri-State area Events:
www.bellydanceny.com
www.bellydancer.info
United States and Beyond
www.zaghareet.com
www.jareeda.com
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Article - Naming The Dance:
www.amaradances.com
Article - Features of Arabic Dance:
www.raqsdance.demon.co.uk
Dance Styles of The Middle East and North Africa:
www.raqs.co.nz
Dance Styles & Instruments of Turkey:
www.tayyarakdenizdance.com
Article - Islam, Gender & Female Entertainment in Egypt:
www.research.umbc.edu
Article By The Great Dancers of Morocco:
www.casbahdance.org
Article - Ghawazee (Egyptian Dancers of Upper Egypt):
www.snakeskin.com
Article - Preserving Fold Dances:
www.filetron.com
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Arab Culture Primer for Travelers:
www.tradercity.com
Turkish Culture/Folklore (Including Music & Dance):
www.allaboutturkey.com
Amazigh/Berber Culture (North Africa):
www.libyamazigh.org
Libyan Culture:
www.libya-watanona.com
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies:
www.events.georgetown.edu/events
Saudi Arabia Culture:
www.saudiembassy.net
Middle East News:
www.aljadida.com
www.metimes.com
www.egypttoday.com
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Sayed-Eljoker; www.sayed-eljoker.com
Dina of Cairo, Egypt; www.orientaltunes.com
Dancer from 1904 (Princess Raja & Chair Dance;
www.memory.loc.gov
Jillina from California; www.jillina.com
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www.shira.net
www.joyofbellydancing.com
www.orientaldancer.net
www.arabic-lyrics.com
www.arabicsongtranslations/translations.html
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www.arabicmusicdirect.com
www.classicalarabicmusic.com
www.maqam.com
www.oghnia.com
www.orientaltunes.com
www.radiotunis.com
www.maroc.net
www.6arabic.com
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www.turath.org
www.haneen.com
www.maqamworld.com
www.classicalarabicmusic.com
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Sword & Scarab dance Troupe with Kalilah / Rochester, NY:
www.swordandscarab.com
Full Moon Tribal Dance Troupe with Chelle / Syracuse, NY:
www.fullmoontribalbellydance.homestead.com
Chandani Dance Troupe & June / Ithaca, NY:
www.moonlightdancer.com
Sira / NY, NY:
www.siradancer.com
Dameshe / NY, NY:
www.dameshe.com
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Zikrayat Ensemble (New York, NY):
www.zikrayatmusic.com
Cornell University Middle Eastern Music Ensemble (Ithaca, NY):
www.arts.cornell.edu/
Naser Musa (Los Angeles, California):
www.nasermusa.net/
Karim Nagi Mohammed (Boston, MA):
www.kmplimited.com/amc/
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Nahara's Library of Resources
All the following books I have read and found to be very informative and thought provoking. I will add more books as I finish them. Enjoy!
"The Belly Dance Book" Edited by Tazz Richards.
Compiled by a number of well respected dance scholars. Contains information on everything from the history of belly dance to costumes - make-up, use of props and aspects of a professional career.
"A Trade like Any Other: Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt" by Karin Van Nieuwkerk.
Discusses the apparent contradiction of performers in Egypt being simultaneously marginalized and adored by the public. Also, compares attitudes of the public toward dancing vs singing and how gender of the performer relates to those opinions.
"Baladi Women of Cairo" by Evelyn A. Early
relates cultural aspects of Baladi (traditional/un-westernized) women of urban Egypt.
"Looking for Little Egypt" by Donna Carlton
well researched book about the myth of a dancer named "Little Egypt" finding notoriety in America during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
"The Colonial Harem" by Malek Alloula
through its display of a vast collection of picture postcards of Algerian women produced by the French, this book brings to light the "denigrating effects of the French colonial presence on Algerian society.
"The Serpent and The Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World" by Wendy Buonaventura
provides historical and cultural information as well as many wonderful images. Despite the historical /cultural information appearing to be based on speculation/author opinion in many cases I feel this book still has rich content and is a great collection of historical artwork related to this dance.
"Wombs and Alien Spirits: Women, Men and the zar cult of Northern Sudan" by Janice Boddy
a cultural anthropological work on this healing ritual as practiced by Muslim-Arabic speaking Sudanese people. Provides detailed insight into rural culture of Arabic speaking Sudanese.
"The Rashaayda Bedouin: Arab Pastoralists of Eastern Sudan" by William Young
a very good and detailed cultural anthropologic work on nomadic Bedouin culture. Providesthe rare opportunity to see a picture of an Arab woman dancing with a sword during a wedding celebration.
"Imazighen: The vanishing Traditions of Berber Women"
by Margaret Courtney-Clarke and Geraldine Brooks presents aspects of Berber culture/landscape and functional arts (pottery, weaving).
"Shahhat: An Egyptian" by Richard Critchfield
a cultural anthropolic work which discusses the life a man from the Sa'id of Egypt (upper Egypt).
"Valide" by Barbara Chase-Riboud
a well researched historical novel about Harem life in the Topkapi castle during Ottoman reign. Provides great insight into what real harem life was like: scandal, murder, personal sacrifice and isolation.
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