Recommended Books

(a few reading goodies

to get you started in the fascinating art of Egyptian Dance)

"The Secret of Egypt - Dance, Life & Beyond" by Joana Saahirah

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"Behind the Curtain" by Joana Saahirah (text) and Breda Jurecko (photography)

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"The Serpent of the Nile" by Wendy Buonaventura

"Grandmother´s Secrets" by Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi

"A Trade Like Any Other - Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt" 

by Karin van Nieuwkerk

"Baladi Women of Cairo - Playing with an Egg and a Stone" 

by Evelyn A. Early

"O Nuit, O Mes Yeux" 

by Lamia Ziadé

"Midnight in Cairo"

by Raphael Cormack

"Before they were Bellydancers"

by Kathleen W. Fraser

"The Voice of Egypt"

by Virginia Danielson

"I Loved you for Your Voice"

by Sélim Nassib

 I also recommend every Book by

Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian Nobel Prize of Literature; a name that requires no introduction. 

Nawal el Saadawi, the lioness of Egypt, a courageous woman who reveals the injustices, the inequality, and the beauty of Egypt.

and 

Alaa al Aswany, a contemporary "agent provocateur" who´s not afraid to reveal the darkness and the light of Egypt and its culture.

May your Reading Adventure begin💜

P.S: If you´d like my personal advice on which book to start, feel welcome to ask for it via email (write at [email protected]). 

I´ll be glad to help. 

Bonus Resources

(fascinating conversations with Authors)