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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...

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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...

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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?...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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