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The Maa´lema´s Confidence

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The Maa´lema´s Confidence

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Om Mohamed was a regular Egyptian woman.

Or so it seemed.

She wore the "hijab", like a good Muslim woman does, so says the crowd; obeyed her husband, accepted the existence of another woman in her conjugal life - her husband´s second wife -; worked at home and outside of her home, the worst of her sins, only forgiven because the family needed the money.

The neighbors spoke highly of her. Her husband´s second wife, a much appreciated help in the...

The Night I proposed to Fifi Abdou

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The Night I proposed to Fifi Abdou

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She blew the "shisha" smoke upon my face.

I fell in love.

Her hips were fierce and she wore an unapologetic "spray-covered" humongous hairdo.

I fell in love.

She did little but what she did was DA BOMB.

I fell in love.

She showed me the magic of a Baladi Awadi although she couldn´t care less about what we, the audience, thought of her.

Then, I didn´t only fall in love. I proposed to Fifi, one of the biggest icons of Egyptian Dance.

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Hips don´t lie – Introduction to Baladi

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I am a “baladi” kind of girl – that´s clear to anyone who knows me.

Mahmoud Reda – my dearest teacher and friend, also the Father of Egyptian Folklore – told me many times: “you are a sophisticated fellaha (Egyptian peasant), ya Joana” to express the fact that simplicity and down to earth attitudes are the clay of what I´m made of. Snobs and arrogant ass”%&#$%&s are not my cup of tea, thank you very much.

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Joana Saahirah´s World Blog

A Collection of Articles, Videos, and Freebies on Egyptian Dance, Self-Discovery & Empowerment

The Maa´lema´s Confidence

The Night I proposed to Fifi Abdou

Hips don´t lie – Introduction to Baladi

I am a “baladi” kind of girl – that´s clear to anyone who knows me.

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