Taheyya Kariokka

تحية كاريوكا (Known as "Kariokka")

Oriental Dance Legend, Actress, Political Activist

Born Feb 22, 1919

Ismailia, Egypt

Passed Away Sep 20, 1999 Cairo, Egypt

Lifespan 80 years old

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"Dance is the soul's rebellion against gravity and oppression."

Archival Overview

Legendary Egyptian classical dancer and actress dubbed by Edward Said as an embodied monument of Egyptian national style, renowned for her fierce anti-monarchical and anti-imperialist political activism.

Biographical Record

Born Badaweyya Mohamed Kareem in Ismailia, she fled family abuse to Cairo, rising through Badia Masabni's cabaret to redefine Oriental dance with refined, fluid classical movements inspired by Afro-Brazilian Carioca rhythms.

Moving into cinema, she starred in classics like Shabab Imra'a (The Leech), presented at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. A fearless activist, she hid weapons for the anti-British fedayeen and spent three months in prison for opposing the royal regime.

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Final Resting Place

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Al-Basaateen Cemetery
Cairo, Egypt

                         GPS: 29.9800, 31.2800                    

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