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Special Events
Oasis Dance Magic - Producer/Director of this annual belly dance convention and stage production.
Othello - Choreographer for this annual Grove Shakespearean Festival.
SS Oceanic - performer/teacher on cruise ship
The Athenian Restaurant - Special Event and Entertainment Coordinator/performer
Zorba's Restaurant - Special Event and Entertainment Coordinator / performer
Caspian Restaurant - Special Event and Entertainment Coordinator / performer
Whittier Village Festival - Instructor / performer, 10 years
Sultan's Delites - Director/Choreographer
Choreographer for Miss Inland Empire Pageant - 1998
Belly Laughs - A book published by Rod Long - (has story about Fahtiem)

AWARDS/HONORS:
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL DIPLOMA OF HONOR - 1992
WOMAN OF THE YEAR 1991 - American Biographical Institute
Listed in 2000 Notable Women
Listed in International Who's Who of Professional & Business Women.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER - Circus Vargas Talent Contest
MELVIN JONES FELLOW - Lions Club Foundation International
1996 DANCE PROMOTER OF THE YEAR - The Middle Eastern Dance Academy
Awarded Entertainment Video of the Year International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance - 1991
Nominated Choreographer of the Year - International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance - 1997
Nominated Teacher of the Year by Peoples Poll, Zaghareet Magazine - 1997
Nominated Dancer of the Year - International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance - 1998 & 1999
Hall of Fame - Life Time Achievement - American Academy of Middle Eastern Dance - July 25,1999
Awarded "Dancer of the Year" International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance - 1999
Awarded "Oriental Dancer of the Year" Peoples Poll, Zaghareet Magazine - 1999
Awarded "Teacher of the Year" Peoples Poll, Zaghareet Magazine - 1999
Giza Award for Best Live Solo Dance Performance - 2000
Gamal Dance Academy Award, Best Cabaret Dancer, Live Music - 2001
Awarded MECDA Award for "Outstanding Achievements in the Mid-East_Dance Arts" - 2003
Nominated "Teacher of the Year" International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance - 2003
Noinated "Teacher of the Year" Zaghareet - 2004
Awarded "Oriental Dancer of the Year" Zaghareet Magazine - 2004