What you are reading right now is a companion to Jamila’s Article Book, a collection of the articles that Jamila...

Beginning and Scope This book—one of our many artistic collaborations—was Vonda’s idea to deliver information that has become second nature...

Although not nearly a complete list of Jamila’s research library, the following list provides a good start to begin researching...

Habibi: Vol. 7, Nos. 10&11 (1983) Suhaila Salimpour performs the Cabaret choreography for her instruction was filmed for video about...

Habibi: Vol. 9, No. 12 (1987); Vol. 10, No. 1 (1987) Naima AkefOf all the dancers in the 40s, Naima...

Habibi: Vol. 8, Nos. 2&9; Vol. 9, No. 2 (1984-5) This is a very exciting time to be involved in...

Habibi: Vol. 3, No. 8 (1976) “Belly Dancing”… is that its historical name? Does it have a history? When did...

Habibi: Vol. 3, No. 9 (1977) Ever since the culture shock of the Middle Eastern dancers who appeared on the...

Father of Costume Design Habibi: Vol. 4, No. 3 (1977) About the year 1951, I was spending some free time...

Habibi: Vol. 3, No. 4 (1976) The turn of the nineteenth century saw many European visitors in Egypt, many of...