MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egypte – Haywal. (Danseur excentrique habillé en danseuse).jpg Khawal was an effeminate male dancer who often performed in public in 19th and early 20th century Egypt Haywals were known for their acrobatic flexibility and sexually ...
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Keywords: Egypte – Haywal. (Danseur excentrique habillé en danseuse).jpg Khawal was an effeminate male dancer who often performed in public in 19th and early 20th century Egypt Haywals were known for their acrobatic flexibility and sexually alluring movements In Edward William Lane ™s 1836 book An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians the author describes Khawals as dancing accompanied by the sound of castanets with hair grown long and braided in the manner of women and dressed in a tight vest a girdle and a kind of petticoat All of these features can be seen in the Khawal pictured 1907 http //www metropostcard com/picsblog/genben01 jpg jpg author other versions Custom license marker 2016 02 12 PD-old History of Raqs Sharqi in Egypt 1907 LGBT dancers Postcards of dancers Postcards of women in Egypt
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