ZOHRA BENSEMRA
Photojournalist Algeria

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Siri, 27, an Iraqi belly dancer in Baghdad
May 27, 2003. Siri who is divorced and has
a 12-year-old boy has been performing since
1996. The war did not only disrupt her work,
it also deprived her of a client or two: Saddam's
sons Qusay and Uday who are on the run.
Siri seens no contradiction between religion
and her work. "Dancing is only a means to
earn money" she says.