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Geopolitical dance
My husband and I are
planning a trip to Cairo to the next Middle Eastern Dance
Festival (Bellydancing Festival) in 2003. We just can't find out
when the festival will be held exactly. Do you have any idea?
Or can you give us the email address or telephone number of
the organization?
According to veteran local
dancer and instructor Raqia Hassan, the 4th Cairo Oriental Dance
Festival is scheduled to run from June 10-16. The festival, entitled
"Ahlan Wa Sahlan 2003", is supposed to take place at the
Mena House hotel, but it sounds like things are up in the air
for geopolitical reasons.
Hassan, the festival
organizer, said it will take place, "If there’s no war"
in Iraq. Prospective attendees and tour organizers are already
hesitant to officially commit—and Hassan expects them to
completely vanish if the US cruise missiles start flying. Hassan
went on to direct a few choice comments toward President Bush, which
Al Zaieem will refrain from repeating out of delicacy to our
American readers.
For more information and
updates, you can visit Hassan’s personal site: www.raqiahassan.net. For more general
information on oriental dance festivals, lessons and tours, check
out www.bhuz.com.
Good Luck!
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