Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
6 - 12 July 2000
Issue No. 489
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues
Oriental dance Beauty and the beat
At respectable weddings or in louche nightclubs, from Alexandria to Aswan (via Pyramids Road) and beyond, Fayza Hassan follows the enduring, eternal fascination of baladi dance and its derivatives

Sikidim, sikidim
Oriental dance is not simply an Oriental phenomenon. Young women from around the world gathered in Cairo last week to learn the secrets of the trade. Tanya Goudsouzian feels the vibrations


The measure of poverty
How well has Egypt fared in the battle against poverty? Mariz Tadros surveys divergent answers
Handcraft Women at work
Efforts to introduce sustainable development in Egypt went a step further last week, when the Ministry of Social Affairs transferred ownership of a highly innovative women's project to an Aswan NGO. Tanya Goudsouzian writes
 
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