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forced, staged, angry, colonial, orientalist, Granger, objectified - Mawheba: Interview with Dandesh Caroline Evanoff
teaching, family, learning, perfecting, craft, Alexandria - Event Planning n Hosting Artists, P3 Jonatan Gomes
money, splits, profit, discounts, online promo vs print - Harem Girls, Non Arab Talent Show Zaina Brown
biz vs entertainment, book excerpt, gigs, Dubai - Event Planning n Hosting Artists, P2 Jonatan Gomes
networking, promo, workshops, turnout, involvement - Longevity in Dance by Sabrina Mijares
panel, Lebanese Love Affair, Valerick, rejection, relationships - Event Planning and Hosting Artists by Jonatan Gomes
venues, contract, bed, flexible, attendees, plan early! - Mahragan and the Voice of a Generation by Aasiyah
Shaabi, autotune, dance, street, festival, wedding, Cairo - Cairo to Khartoum, Overland by Zaina Brown
Africa, Sudan, boat travel, visa, pyramids, solo, safety, - Memorial to Jamila Writers of GS
articles, testimonials, Salimpour, your comments - Part 3- Life was a Cab - Beyond Manhattan by Noora
Atlantic Antics, Molfetas, Istanbul Taverna, vanishing clubs - Accepting Our Role as Artists by Lida
Politics, dissenters, integrity, appropriation, support, culture - Khashaba Music and Dance by Assala Ibrahim
Iraq, Zanj Uprising, boat-builders, khishba and kassur drums - Body Acceptance After Eating Disorder Megan
new dancer, healing, EDNOS, confidence, community, support - 1930s Cairo Gossip Column Translations by Priscilla
Badia, Hekmet, Taheya Carioca, Fathya, Khayria Sadki, - Retirement, Is There Life After Dance? by Najia Marlyz
Martha Graham, cane thump, Bert, cancer, recovery, illness - A Journey to the West Bank by Zaina
Dabke, tourism, the wall, water, Palestine, Israel - Cultural Sensitivity and Bellydancing by Leila Farid
chasm, video comparison, soul, athletics, East-West - GS Bibliography Project in MLA format
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