top of page
Articles
Samia Gamal: Five people who have had an impact on my life
We are delighted to present an article written by Samia Gamal herself, featured in February 1952 magazine El Kawakeb. Samia shares her...
Badriyah
Anna Radici Private Collection
The Raqs Sharqi Museum feels honoured to feature the gems of the private collection of Anna Radici, one of the museum's patrons, on its...
Badriyah
Save Naima Akef's Life
Dear readers of the Raqs Sharqi Museum, as the sad anniversary of the death of the fabulous Naima Akef approaches, we bring you a...
Badriyah
Nabaweya Mustafa - 1935 clipping
The Raqs Sharqi museum is honoured to publish a translation of a 1935 clipping about Nabaweya Mustafa. This clipping is in the private...
Badriyah
Ragaa Youssef's personal collection
In the summer of 2022, the Raqs Sharqi museum purchased a rare and truly unique collection - photographs from a personal collection of...
Badriyah
Interview with Soheir Zaki
We are very glad to present a translation of an interview with Soheir Zaki. The interview comes from Al Kawakeb Magazine (February 6th,...
Badriyah
The women King Faruk likes
This translated article is unique. Unlike most of the translated articles on this web, it is not coming from an Egyptian old magazine but...
Badriyah
The State of the Awaleem in Egypt, 1958
Unique and long awaiting source of information on Awaleem in the Golden Era of Raqs Sharqi. Let me introduce you to the article from...
Badriyah
Movie Brochure - Baladi Wa Kheffa
The Bellydance Museum counts many movie brochures and it is time to share them with you. We will start with a brochure of the movie...
Badriyah
Aziza Bayoumi - a dancer with teeth of steel
Dancing while having a table in your teeth? Yes, it is not only possible but acrobatic feats including balancing various objects on the...
Badriyah
Oriental Fantasy and Golden Era belly dance
'High-waisted skirts is a 'must' for Golden Era belly dance', we might think. Even an idea of 'harem-style' dancing, big arm movements,...
Badriyah
Naima Akef in Moscow
Naima Akef was an excellent Egyptian dancer. No doubt. Did you know she represented Egypt at World Youth Conference in Moscow in 1957?...
Badriyah
Samia Gamal in Iraq
We bring you a translation of an article written by Samia Gamal herself! This article was published in El- Kawakeb Magazine, on March...
Badriyah
Naima Akef - The Jungle Girl!
Dear Golden Era enthusiasts, here we have another translation of an article about Naima Akef from El Etnain Wal Dunya Magazine, April 3rd...
Badriyah
Carioca In Hollywood!
It was not only Samia Gamal who visited the US; Tahia Carioca went to Hollywood too! Here I present a translation of the article about...
Badriyah
Samia Gamal Interview - Nora, part 2
Here I provide you with a translation of a third part of a four piece interview with Samia Gamal for Nora magazine (February 9th 1995)....
Badriyah
Water the flower - Naima Akef and her hobby
Here we present a translation of a short article written about Naima Akef. The original article in Arabic was published on 14 August,...
Badriyah
Naima: "I saw death with my own eyes”
This article was written by Naima Akef herself and it was published in El-Etnain Wal Dunya Magazine on January 12th, 1953. The...
Badriyah
Samia Gamal Interview - Nora, part 1
Here I present a translation of the first part of an extensive interview with Samia Gamal, from Nora Magazine, 26 Jan1995. The...
Badriyah
Taheya Carioca’s Dance Analysis – part 1
In my following research, I have looked at several aspects of Taheya's performances in movies. I have analysed 179 dance videos, spanning...
Badriyah
Support us
We are fully invested in gathering new historical items to create an interesting collection.
Do you want to support us and our museum?
Become a patron of the museum!
Thanks for your support
The Raqs Sharqi Museum
Visit
In the neighborhood of the Dampoort Railway station
Ghent, Belgium
Badriyah
bottom of page