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		<title>Bombs, Bodies, and Baby?</title>
		<link>http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2012/05/16/rebaba-iraq-part2-bombs-bodies-and-baby/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Queen of Denial:Chapter 9, Memories of Baghdad, Part 2 by Rebaba posted May 16, 2012 As the war escalated in favor of Iran, our living conditions declined.  The borders and post offices were closed, the newspapers were censored, and then one day the running water just stopped without warning.  My friends and I hailed a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting Tahia and Samia in 1977</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The First Belly Dance Tour to Cairo, Part 2 Pamela Sloane/Hirt) posted May 15, 2012 Adapted from the original in Habibi Magazine with many additional photos Veteran belly dancer Dalilah from Las Vegas sponsored a tour to Cairo for American belly dancers so they could learn from the cultural source of the dance.  She would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egyptian Stars Shine in Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2012/05/14/c-barros-egypt-stars-los-angeles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I decided to attend Stars of Spring, it wasn't just to support my friend, Dee Dee Asad. I know this will appear to make me a bit biased in some people's eyes if I am writing a review of a friend’s event. How can a person be a good reviewer if they are viewed as giving a slanted review in support of a friend? That's why I debate with myself regarding whether I should ever review any event, CD, DVD, etc as I usually want to write about what I have enjoyed about the said item.]]></description>
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		<title>Reporting from IBCC 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2012/05/01/reporting-from-ibcc-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 02:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serpent Tour 2012-Toronto by Lynette Harris and Yasmela posting May 2-7, 2012 This is the fourth, and we hear, the last International Bellydance Conference of Canada held May 2-6, 2012 in Toronto Canada, produced by Yasmina Ramzy and staff. As in past years, we will be reporting on this page as internet coverage and time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Down Under in 1988</title>
		<link>http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2012/04/30/najia-bert-teach-australia-1988/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Bert Balladine Reminiscence: Australia by Najia Marlyz posted April 28, 2012 Originally published in Habibi Magazine, volume 10, number 8, August 20, 1988.  Rewritten for GS April 1012. A drive out to Bert Balladine&#8216;s home on the farm in Petaluma (across the road from a commercial California vineyard) was always beautiful and relaxing. Bert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helm Istanbul’da</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making Music in Turkey Blue Mosque by Ling Shien Bell posted April 26, 2012 Sinan&#8217;s family house We discovered Turkish classical music through our friend Sinan Erdemsel. To the dellight of many music lovers, he has been coming to teach at Lark Camp in Mendocino, California, for the past 10 years. He comes from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Packin’ Up and Moving!</title>
		<link>http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2012/04/22/belly-dance-fest-moved-islamic-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moroccan Dance Fest Relocated Under Pressure Report assembled by Lynette posted April 22, 2012 2 days ago a Gilded Serpent advisor sent me an Al Arabiya news link regarding the Mediterranean Delight Festival I attended last year in Marrakech as a guest of the producer Simona Guzman. The following is an excerpt of the Al [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond the Restaurant;</title>
		<link>http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2012/04/18/charlotte-beyond-the-restaurant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But I’m under no illusions. That audience wouldn’t be present if wives, daughters or friends weren’t performing. And despite people saying we’ve opened their eyes to the beauty and spectacle of bellydance, the truth is that ours is still very much a niche and hobbyist dance genre. 

Mainstream dance journalists don’t take us seriously either – at least in the UK. Editors of mainstream dance magazines tell me they are not interested in featuring bellydance because they see it as a hobby dance, without any real artistic merit
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		<title>Dollars to Donuts:</title>
		<link>http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2012/04/18/fayruz-compensation-dollars-to-donuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thoughts About Proper Compensation by Fayruz posted April 18, 2012 Dancing and compensation is, emotionally, a highly charged topic. In some ways, I understand the need for people to debate proper compensation publicly; but rightfully, compensation is something private between the individual and the employer. Compensation is so personal because it reflects your values and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Bellydance on a Downward Spiral?</title>
		<link>http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2012/04/17/ask-yasmina-18-bellydance-downward-spiral/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask Yasmina #18 by Yasmina Ramzy posted April 17, 2012 Usually I take questions from readers and try to give some kind of comprehensive answer. This time the question is from me to the universe or perhaps it is a revelation I have come to realize recently that has shocked me to the core. Is [...]]]></description>
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