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Haifa Wahbi supports Lebanon from Egypt
Music festivals, concerts and entertainment activities in Lebanon have been either cancelled or postponed. The first cancellations were the annual Ba albak Festival and a play by Lebanese diva...
Al Bawaba -
July 27, 2006
Ruby under investigation
The Egyptian Tax Commission claims Ruby tried to evade paying her taxes by failing to report her earnings from all of her entertainment activities, and by not filing her tax returns...
Al Bawaba -
July 27, 2006
UK presents: The Peace Jam
Improvised session involving an assortment of Jewish, Arab, Muslim, Christian, Turkish, Berber, Algerian, Israeli and Palestinian musicians will take place in Cambridge...
Ynetnews -
July 27, 2006
Rai King at the Casablanca Festival
Thousands of Rai music lovers flocked to Sidi Bernoussi to applaud the much-acclaimed Rai singer, Cheb Khaled, who was privileged to open this year's festival. After years of absence...
Morocco Times -
July 27, 2006
Playing with Fire
Pyro-kinetic artist Molly Block can belly dance while spinning fiery objects around her body. She can dance with a flaming sword and staff. She even does fire breathing. Although Block, known...
IDSnews -
July 27, 2006
Musicians strike a persuasive note of accord
Ramzy and Omar Faruk Tekbilek (who hails from Turkey) are not only musical virtuosos, but giants of the international music world. Seeing them together on stage was a rare privilege...
The Age -
July 26, 2006
St. George Festival celebrates 30 years
The festival also features a live band, Al-Layali of Cleveland, and dance performances Friday through Sunday by Middle Eastern dance ensemble Leyla and Lapis Lazuli. Led by...
Toledo Free Press -
July 26, 2006
The Chosen One
What made you take up belly dancing? I wanted to do something that was good for me physically. It’s also good because I’m a woman, getting older and it helps me get in tune with my body...
Portfolio Weekly -
July 25, 2006
In the Mirror of a Studio
I love to have a big studio all to myself. All alone in a room. Wall to wall mirrors. A grand shiny wooden floor. If I'm lucky I'll have a room with adjustable lights, so I can dim the lights...
The Hip Circle -
July 24, 2006
Jarash Festival cancelled
The administration of the Jordanian annual summer festival Jarash has for the second time since its establishment announced that it has halted all of the events for this year, and will only...
Al Bawaba -
July 23, 2006