Habibi: Vol. 8, Nos. 7&8 (1984) Early InfluencesI first became enamored of oriental dance through my father, who saw dancers...

(or Verbalizing Middle Eastern Dance) Habibi: Vol. 3, No. 7 (1976) Egyptian films were shown once a month at the...

Habibi: Vol. 3, No. 5 (1976) I look around me at the seasoned dancers who wear the all-coin girdle and...

(Hollywood, USA, 1950) Habibi: Vol. 2, No. 4 (1975) The word got around that an oriental restaurant was opening on...

(Los Angeles, 1947) Habibi: Vol. 5, No. 2, (1979) Hyganoosh prodded me to make my public debut on the basis...

Habibi: Vol. 2, No. 2 (1975) In 1945, survival was the daily topic at the dinner table of the Takorian...

Habibi: Vol. 1, No. 2 (1974) After World War II, Los Angeles was a city in which apartments were at...

Habibi: Vol. 2, No. 1 (1975) I was born in New York City to Sicilian-born parents, Angela and Thithiniu, and...

After graduating high school, I moved from Northern California to Los Angeles. In addition to being a regular “house” dancer...

How the Suhaila Salimpour Institute of Online Education Began. Vonda Totten, Suhaila’s curriculum collaborator, studied long-distance with Suhaila starting in...