Although Islam frowns on belly dancing, Egyptian Culture Minister,
Farouk Hosni, led her funeral procession. She had married 14 different
husbands among them an American army officer whom she met during World
War II, an actor and a prominent playwright. When another great
Egyptian belly dancer, Samia Gamal, died in 1994, her funeral was
officially ignored. Has an adopted daughter, Atiyat Allah.
