Dina Tala'at Sayed Muhammad (Arabic: دينا طلعت سيد
Ù…Øمد‎; born March 27, 1964), IPA: [ˈdiË næ ˈtˤÉ'lÊ•É't
ˈsæjjed mæˈħæmmæd]; 1964) is an Egyptian belly dancer and
actress. She was named as the "Last Egyptian Dancer" by the American
magazine Newsweek. She has a master's degree in Philosophy.Dina was
born in Rome, Italy. Her father was correspondent for the Middle East
News Agency in Rome. At age 16, Dina became depressed after her
fiancé committed suicide and she attempted to kill herself. She
earned a master's degree in philosophy from Ain Shams University at
the insistence of her father. She has a sister, Rita, who was a
professional singer in the 1980s before retiring and deciding to wear
the niqab. Her first marriage ended in divorce in 1998. She then
married director Sameh El Bagoury, the father of her son Ali. After El
Bagoury's death from a brain tumour in 2001, she secretly married
Hossam Abol Fotouh. It was rumored that she would retire, but she
returned to her career. She is now married to the Egyptian businessman
Wael Abo Hussein.Dina started her career in the early 1970s with the
Reda Dance Troupe. She became a solo dancer in the 1980s and soon
became well known. In the 1990s she became known for her gigs at
hotels like the Cairo Sheraton where she shocked Egyptian society by
eschewing the traditional bellydance costume for shorts and a bikini.
Like most belly dancers, Dina dances for private functions as well as
public engagements. As of 2007, she charged around 7,000 Egyptian
pounds to appear at weddings. She has travelled to various countries
to teach workshops and perform, including Brazil in 2005 and
Australia in 2010.In 2011, she released her autobiography, Huriati Fi
Al Raqs (My Freedom in Dancing). Because of the 2011 Egyptian
revolution it did not sell well in Egypt, but the French-language
edition Ma liberté de danser (2011) was more successful.
Ù…Øمد‎; born March 27, 1964), IPA: [ˈdiË næ ˈtˤÉ'lÊ•É't
ˈsæjjed mæˈħæmmæd]; 1964) is an Egyptian belly dancer and
actress. She was named as the "Last Egyptian Dancer" by the American
magazine Newsweek. She has a master's degree in Philosophy.Dina was
born in Rome, Italy. Her father was correspondent for the Middle East
News Agency in Rome. At age 16, Dina became depressed after her
fiancé committed suicide and she attempted to kill herself. She
earned a master's degree in philosophy from Ain Shams University at
the insistence of her father. She has a sister, Rita, who was a
professional singer in the 1980s before retiring and deciding to wear
the niqab. Her first marriage ended in divorce in 1998. She then
married director Sameh El Bagoury, the father of her son Ali. After El
Bagoury's death from a brain tumour in 2001, she secretly married
Hossam Abol Fotouh. It was rumored that she would retire, but she
returned to her career. She is now married to the Egyptian businessman
Wael Abo Hussein.Dina started her career in the early 1970s with the
Reda Dance Troupe. She became a solo dancer in the 1980s and soon
became well known. In the 1990s she became known for her gigs at
hotels like the Cairo Sheraton where she shocked Egyptian society by
eschewing the traditional bellydance costume for shorts and a bikini.
Like most belly dancers, Dina dances for private functions as well as
public engagements. As of 2007, she charged around 7,000 Egyptian
pounds to appear at weddings. She has travelled to various countries
to teach workshops and perform, including Brazil in 2005 and
Australia in 2010.In 2011, she released her autobiography, Huriati Fi
Al Raqs (My Freedom in Dancing). Because of the 2011 Egyptian
revolution it did not sell well in Egypt, but the French-language
edition Ma liberté de danser (2011) was more successful.
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