#naima akef

[katrinaftw44]

This is a colourization I did of Egyptian actress Naima Akef. She was born to a family of circus performers in 1929. When she was 14 the circus disbanded and her parents divorced. After that she started dancing in night clubs and became famous in Cairo for her shows. While working at a night club she was introduced to a film director and he wanted her to star in musicals. She stared in 13 films before her retirement. Naima Akef died of cancer in 1966, she was only 36 years old. I summarized this from her Wikipedia article, please check it out because I don't summarize that well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naima_Akef

[saraia]

[ayaan-9x]

نعيمة عاكف في فيلم لهاليبو - ۱۹٤۹

[bellydance]

Naima Akef

[king-horus]

Naima Akef and Roshdy Abaza

[vintagewoc]

Naima Akef (1950′s)

[pradaldi]

Witch n°26 is a belly dancer witch. (inspired by Neima Akef, thanks to Saba for the idea)

[vintageorientale]

Because have you lived until you’ve seen Naima Akef step out of a giant oud? dance on a giant qanun? play a giant doumbek?

The film is Nour al Ayoun from 1954.

[bellydancevids]

Naima Akef 

[aishadota]

Naima Akef, a famous Egyptian belly dancer.

[jannaharllimma-blog]

Bailarinas da Era de Ouro - Naima Akef

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[saraia]

Egyptian bellydance legends: Badia Masabni, Tahia Carioca, Naima Akef, Samia Gamal, Fifi Abdou, and Dina Talaat.

[ayaan-9x]

نعيمة عاكف في فيلم عزيزة - ۱۹٥٥

[king-horus]

Naima Akef  (7 October 1929 – 23 April 1966) was a famous Egyptian belly dancer during the Egyptian cinema's golden age and starred in many films of the time. Naima Akef was born in Tanta on the Nile Delta. Her parents were acrobats in the Akef Circus (run by Naima’s grandfather), which was one of the best known circuses at the time. She started performing in the circus at the age of four, and quickly became one of the most popular acts with her acrobatic skills. Her family was based in the Bab el Khalq district of Cairo, but they traveled far and wide in order to perform.

[vintagewoc]

Naima Akef (1950′s)

[vintageorientale]

Naima Akef dances to the title song in Aziza (1955).