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==In popular culture==
[[Egyptian cinema]] has been credited with popularising belly dancing and belly dancers. Several performances were introduced by talented belly dancers, such as [[Samia Gamal]], Badi’a Massabny, Taheyya Karyokka, [[Kitty]], Naeema Akef, [[Fifi Abdou]], and [[Nagwa Fouad]], leaving their significant print and topping Egypt and the Middle East as pioneers in the art of belly dancing.<ref>https://www.worldbellydance.com/samia-gamal/</ref><ref>https://egyptianstreets.com/2017/04/30/on-international-dance-day-a-view-on-egypts-prominent-belly-dancers/amp/</ref>
Hollywood films regularly include sexualized belly dancers as part of [[Orientalism|Orientalized]] and exotic depictions of the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web|title=REEL BAD ARABS: HOW HOLLYWOOD VILIFIES A PEOPLE. [Documentary Transcript]|url=https://www.mediaed.org/transcripts/Reel-Bad-Arabs-Transcript.pdf|url-status=live|website=Directed by Jeremy Earp and Sut Jhally. Written by Jeremy Earp and Jack Shaheen. Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic St. Northampton, MA 01060.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804021436/http://www.mediaed.org:80/transcripts/Reel-Bad-Arabs-Transcript.pdf |archive-date=4 August 2016 }}</ref>
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