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Originally Posted by Lauren_

Many of us were teaching/performing Arabic dance forms while our government was bombing Baghdad and supporting Israel against the Palestinians. Not a conflict of interest for me at all, since I didn't agree with what my government was doing and didn't believe it served my interest at all.

i agree i'm quite embarassed by my government but that doesn't stop me from performing the dance i love. i think it's more of an opportunity to show the openness and respect that some of us have. i think she's doing a great service for her country by creating a link.