SYTYCD

Hallelujah I've finally gotten confirmation that the CD with the Arabic Ma Na Ma Na song on it is being shipped to me!  This has been ridiculously hard to obtain, but I am triumphant!

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The Art of Bellydance, Salem, MA, August 2

(this is the show where I'm debuting my shamadan, representing Egyptian style)

The Salem Arts Association and Aepril Schaile present:
The ART of Bellydance

Saturday, August 2nd
1-2 pm outdoors at Artists Row (between Front and New Derby Streets at the foot of Old Town Hall) in front of the Salem Arts Association Gallery. Free.

With roots in the ancient past, Bellydance is a contemporary cultural artform! From Egyptian to Tribal to Folkloric to Fusion--performances of many styles of bellydance in the heart of downtown Salem! Aepril Schaile, Badriya Al Badi'a, Karina Khan, Phoenix Avathar, Sabrina, Zehara Nachash, with emcee Memie-Ayat of the North Shore Northeast Belly Dance Association.

 
For more info:
http://www.salemartsassociation.org
(978) 745 4850

Muhajababes

Interesting article in Salon about being a young, hip Muslim today.  It's a review of two books, one titled Muhajababes that focuses more on ordinary people's lives and how they navigate/negotiate sex, relationships, haram things like booze and smoking, dress style and a new trendy sort of piety, and the other titled Heavy Metal Islam:  Rock, Resistance and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam, which focuses more on the producers of heavy metal, the musicians themselves.  Buried within the reviews is another story begging to be told about the charismatic Egyptian preacher/social leader Amr Khaled.  Anyway, if you're interested in this stuff, go read it.

SYTYCD results

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I did a samba DVD when I got home from work today.  That'll make you sweat.