The Ghawazi

Sirat Al-Ghawazi by Edwina Nearing

• 2-11-04 Part 1-- 1976
• 5-16-04 Part 2 -- 1976
• 8-8-04 Part 3 - 1976
• 9-12-04 Part 4 - 1976
• 2-10-04 Part 5 - 1976
• 7-5-05 Part 6 - 1976
• 9-5-05 Part 7 - 1976
• 12-3-05 Part 8 - 1976
• 1-?-06 Part 9 - 1977

1-3-04 Khairiyya Mazin Struggles to Preserve Authentic Ghawazi Dance Tradition by Edwina Nearing

8-10-09 The Ghawazi: Back From the Brink of Extinction (For now) by Habiba
The really fabulous news is that Khairiyya’s sister Raja has come out of retirement and is dancing again.

10-6-09 Researching Dance Origins with the Mazin Family, Photo from Pepper's Archives Part 2 Text by Pepper Alexandria with additions by Edwina Nearing
Yusuf, Khairiyya and Raja looked a Pepper’s hopeful face with the tears standing in her eyes and caved in. A private performance was arranged to take place on the flat roof of the Mazin’s home in full costume with live musicians.

5-13-02 Aisha Ali & The Birth of the Ghawazee by Sadira
" This could not possibly be a dance to take seriously", people whispered