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Suhalia Salimpor has just released her entire VHS collection on DVD check out BDN more info...plus links...to her new website www.therealsuhalia.com
Suhailia and her daughter Isabella at Ahlan Wasalan Festival
Did you hunt down the three freshest DVD’s from Belly Dance Super Star and second generation dancer- Ansuya: The Magic of Bellydance, Advanced Finger Cymbals and Luscious Layers. www.ansuya.com
Don't miss Ansuya's new instructional DVD collection...
Will we see her on tour this season with the B.D.S.S?
Here she is at the Maui intensive '06
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Kara Nomadica's full Self Titled CD has just been released! Find the Nomadican our my friends profiles!
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Oojami mix it up!Oojami has just released their new album Boom Shinga Ling after the international success of the first two albums Bellydancing Breakbeats and Urban Dervish. Plus look for them in a few events with the BDSS speaking of you can look for a few performancer fron the Yard Dogs featuring Rachel!
Visit www.oojami.co.uk to buy the new album.
Natacha Atlas is always in style!
"Halim" is a Belly dance must have
Transglobal Underground Raks-"Tal Zamaan"
Tarkan is hot!
Nawal Al Zougbhi has Style! Elli Tmanaitoh
Bassnectar with Rachel Brice!"Snakecharmer"
BUDDHA LOUNGE-RELEASED MONDAY 15 JAN 07
This particular release owes a debt of gratitude to Monsieur Claude Challe and the original Parisian Buddha Bar experience – a place of exquisite food, celebrity diners, and genre defying DJ sounds.You'll hear lots of strings, gorgeous Asian, Arabic, African, Judeo, and Latino vocals, plus sitars, horns, and copious amounts of percussion along the way.This collection is an around-the-world experience that starts in a quasi-spiritual dream state, before taking a quick dip in the Mediterranean ocean, dancing the Tango, and jetting off to a party in the Balkans. It then staggers into an exclusive joint in Istanbul and dances to the hottest international club tunes until the break of dawn.If you love great music then check out the compilation and all we ask you to do is sit back, free your mind, and enjoy the trip. - Shisha Sound System...Find them in our friends list!
Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra is a modern CLASSIC!
Burlesque & Belly Dance are a hot combination right now! get the scoop!
BellyDanceumentary
B.D.S.S. Live on Regis.
BellyDance Superstars are always on Tour!
Photo: Kami Liddle
The Bellydance Superstars and Desert Roses are the worlds most prolific touring bellydance troupe. But just what was life in the Belly Dance world like before Copeland hit the scene? Beyond doubt, its wide appeal is to a Western audience. Over 300 concerts in 16 countries. www.BellyDanceSuperstars.com...Myspace too.
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*-"40 Days and 1001 nights, A Woman's Dance Through the Islamic World", scheduled release date April 8, 2007 by Tamalyn Dallal http://40daysand1001nights.blogspot.com
*-Looking for Little Egypt by Donna Carlton
*-Inside the Kingdom : My Life in Saudi Arabia by Carmen Bin Ladin
*-My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban - A Young Woman's Story by Latifa
*-The Belly Dance Book: Rediscovering the Oldest Dance
by Tazz Richards(Editor), Kajira Djoumahna(Introduction)
*-From Turban to Toe Ring:
by Dawn Devine Brown
*-Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing
by Rosina-Fawzia B. Al-Rawi
*-The Tribal Bible: Exploring The Phenomenon That Is American Tribal Style Bellydance (Paperback)
by Kajira Djoumahna "In the field of Bellydance. "American Tribal Style" (a.k.a. "ATS")
*-Bellydance: A Guide to Middle Eastern Dance, It's Music, It's Culture and Costume by Keti Sharif,br/
*-Serpent of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World by Wendy Buonaventura
*-Belly Dancing for Fitness: The Ultimate Dance Workout That Unleashes Your Creative Spirit by Tamalyn Dallal
*-Bellydancing for Fitness: The Sexy Art That Tones Your Abs, Butt, and Thighs by Rania Bossonis
Jean Sasson-"After writing THE RAPE OF KUWAIT in 1990-1991, I was intrigued by the number of Kuwaitis who told me that ordinary Iraqi people were wonderful people, and that the Iraqi government and government supporters were the problem. I couldn’t believe how after a brutal invasion, Kuwaitis were so generous in spirit about ordinary Iraqis. Their attitudes made me curious, and I knew then that one day I would go into Iraq myself and get to know these people. And, so I did! I had the most amazing experience in July 1998 when I traveled alone into Iraq and remained there for three weeks. While in Baghdad, I spent time in the children’s leukemia wards, met many lovely Iraqi people and was even invited into their homes, where I sat in amazement as talented Iraqis entertained me with their musical talents and poetry readings. But one of the most amazing women I met during my stay was a woman by the name of Mayada. For now, I’ll call her by her first name only but when my next book comes out, Mayada’s full name and the history of her family will be revealed. Readers will learn so much about Iraq and Iraqis and the torture cells, where Mayada herself was held after being arrested nearly a year to the day after I met her. Mayada and I are closer than two sisters could ever be and once you read her story, you’ll know why I love this woman. Unlike Sultana, who cannot reveal her true identity for security reasons, Mayada will accompany me on book tour. So, you’ll get to meet her, as well… She has a wonderful sense of humor that lightens every dark moment of life. She keeps me laughing anytime we are together so for once in my life, I’m looking forward to a book tour! I’m in the process of completing this book, titled: Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: A True Story of Life Under Saddam Hussein. I hope to be finished within a month to six weeks. I can’t wait for you to meet her when the book is published… After this note is an overview of the book, so you’ll know what to expect! Thanks so much for caring about the books I write and the women I write about! WORLD OF WOMEN Mayada, Daughter of Iraq A True Story of Life under Saddam Hussein One grandfather fought alongside Lawrence of Arabia. The other was the first true Arab nationalist. Her uncle was Prime Minister of Iraq for nearly forty years, her mother an important government official. Mayada was born to wealth, education and pride in her Iraqi heritage. But then the unthinkable happened. Saddam Hussein and his Ba’ath Party grabbed power and instituted a reign of terror that shook Iraq to its roots. Gone were the lives of privilege and gracious living; in their place was a world of brutality and fear. Mayada found herself alone, a single parent raising two children, earning a meager living printing brochures and flyers on used computers and obsolete printers, not realizing that this innocent occupation would be her downfall. This is Mayada’s story, told against the backdrop of the torture-filled Baladiyat Prison, headquarters of Saddam’s notorious secret police, where this gentle, pious woman was dragged after being summarily arrested one morning in August, 1999, falsely accused of printing anti-government propaganda. In prison, Mayada met a number of “shadow women,†imprisoned without knowing why, subjected to daily torture and subhuman living conditions, allowed no contact with families or any outsiders. Mayada swore that if she escaped, she would tell the world of the plight of the women entrapped in the depths of physical, emotional and spiritual despair inside the prison’s walls. Now, safely out of Saddam’s reach, her story cries out to be heard. In this powerfully moving book, Jean Sasson relates, for the first time, the detailed stories of innocent Iraqis powerless to combat the twisted world of Saddam Hussein. Seventeen women share Mayada’s tiny, filthy prison cell. One of them, Samira, already imprisoned for eight months and tortured daily, becomes Mayada’s protector. To relieve their excruciating existence, the “shadow women†share stories of the torture they have undergone, of their dreams and nightmares, their families and lives, in counterpoint to the screams and moans of torture victims echoing throughout the prison. As the women talk, Mayada returns to the gentler days of her family’s glory, when Iraq was a center of learning and culture. She describes the world of society she knew, the kings, queen, royal friends and even Saddam’s former Chief of Secret Police, all violently assassinated. Mayada tells her astounded cellmates of her six meetings with Saddam Hussein, how he rewarded her for newspaper articles she wrote and how she had translated Nostradamus at his request. She even recalls the dim green tribal tattoo he bears on his nose. Until now, there has only been speculation around the world about the evils perpetrated by Saddam Hussein. In Mayada, Daughter of Iraq, the world will finally learn what it was really like, both in the inner circles of power and in the unspeakable cells of the notorious Baladiyat Prison. Not only the biography of a woman intimately connected to Iraq’s history, this book is also a powerful indictment of Saddam Hussein and the world of terror and intimidation he built in this honorable and ancient land. At the same time, it offers a compassionate glimpse into the lives and souls of the brave citizens who have suffered immeasurably under one of the cruelest regimes in history"-Jean Sasson
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