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I ran across this article on line and thought I would share it here along with my response. A few years ago I was part of a rather heated debate where I stated that there are many men in Egypt who, if given the chance, would love to be able to perform as Oriental Dancers and not just informally...

Hi everybody: I'm sending a message to let everyone know that I've had to change the domain name for my website. The new address is tariksultan.net not .com Long story, but let's just say the first person who made my site made some monumental blunders that have been plaging me for years. I...

Just stumbled across this on youtube. It doesn't have any information, but from the look of the outfits, especially the lady, I think its from the Sinai. Enjoy!:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvC00jGCN6Y

So in another thread, I complained about the reason why I hate dealing with reporters. The problem is a pervasive one in our culture. The fact that the institutions we trust to inform us are failing us miserably. More often than not, we are not told the truth in our media. They have other...

So years ago, when I was a bit younger, less wise and full of piss and vinigar, I use to get into heated debates, with a certain person,..... about the validity of male dancers in Egyptian dance history. I said that given that Sharki is based on a foundation of the local social dance it only...

In a recent thread I made mention of the fact that the victimization of women is a universal problem. Some people initially thought that I was implying that the specific problem mentioned in the thread was not so bad etc. Its hard because I am a man, but in a lot of ways I don't fit into the...

Story about the owner of a poular dance channel in Egypt who was jailed recently.Egypt: Owner of belly dancing TV station arrested - Yahoo! News

In the past I've had some heated discussions with various member with regards to issues that face people of African origin. I've been told that perhap I was doing myself a disservice by constsnatly "harping" on issues of colonialism etc, that it was a "pet peeve" of mine. The person who told me...

Soooo. Wonder how this would go over at the local strip club....frCv445Ggbg

Super Debke from Syria! Check it out! P2cEnSe-Law

A while ago there was a discussion about the impact that male dancers would have on Oriental Dance. Some were afraid that it would have a negative effect on the dance. I said that it wouldn't but would lead to new expressions and possibilities such as duets. It was argued that Oriental dance is...

Just stumbled across this. The Banat Mazin sisters in an old movie. I believe from left to right, they are Suad, Rajah and Khiriya. How cool is that!? 5tHZePdsfP4

Ran across this on youtube. Who knew this existed? yYkYjQ98lwY

Short answer, nothing:D Hi gang: I just popped in because I heard some of you were wondering what's happened to me. Rest assured that I'm fine and well. I've just been working really hard and haven't had the time to spend. I'm getting ready to leave for Egypt next week and I have a few...

We've gone over this question many times before, but I just got an email that burnt the hair right off my ass!:mad: We spend so much time pointing finger at Westerners doing stupid things that water down and threaten the dance, however, we must also be aware that unfortunately there are many...

So after threatening for months to meet me on my home turf, guess who showed up at the Egyptian cafe in my neighborhood last Saturday? Yep you guessed it, our one and only MAsrawy! We had a really cool time..... Although I doubt his ear drums will ever be the same again!:lol: Hope it won't be...

To all our international members: What is the reaction in your country to this election's outcome? What does this mean to you and why?

I thought you'd find this interesting. Seems we aren't the only ones who face stereotypes and religious disapproval for being artists. et - Full Story What do you guys think?

So to piggy back on Caroline's report of her recent trip to Sharam and the explosion of Tito clones now running around. I found these clips. Now I know why Tito was acting a bit cagey when I asked him if there were other guys dancing in Sharam. He's not the only one, but so far as I can tell...

Thought this would be interesting because of the parallels with the issue of men in Oriental dance we've been discussing in other threads. Lz1zHKEsD2Y