Articles

Naima Akef writes about herself. Not a journalist writing about her, not a studio profile — her own voice, arranged under three headings she chose: I am difficult. I am cunning. I am kind. And then she proceeds to prove all three with stories that are, by turns, alarming, very funny, and quietly revealing about what it took to hold a place on a Cairo stage in those years.

Dear readers of the Raqs Sharqi Museum, as the sad anniversary of the death of the fabulous Naima Akef approaches, we bring you a...

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...

Naima Akef was an excellent Egyptian dancer. No doubt. Did you know she represented Egypt at World Youth Conference in Moscow in 1957?...

Dear Golden Era enthusiasts, here we have another translation of an article about Naima Akef from El Etnain Wal Dunya Magazine, April 3rd...

Here we present a translation of a short article written about Naima Akef. The original article in Arabic was published on 14 August,...

This article was written by Naima Akef herself and it was published in El-Etnain Wal Dunya Magazine on January 12th, 1953. The...