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Here is a behind-the-scenes look at this web site, Art Of Middle Eastern Dance, for those who like to know such things! If you're the sort of person who likes to watch television documentaries that show how your favorite movie was made, then this is the page for you!

Last updated August 1, 2008

• Some Statistics
• Site Composition
• Most Popular Pages

• Awards Won By This Site
• Frequently Asked Questions About This Site (Link opens a new page.)

• Important Notice!

The statistics below were gathered on August 1, 2008:

Shira.net Domain Created	July 31, 1997
Google PageRank	6
Number of Inbound Links	16,979
Top Countries Where Traffic Comes From	United States 42% India 8% United Kingdom 6% Italy 5% South Africa 4% Canada  3%
July 2008 Usage Levels	Total Sessions 160,565 Total Pageviews 500,627 Total Hits 1,994,525 Total Bytes Xferred 28.49GB Avg Sessions Per Day 5,179 Avg Pageviews Per Day 16,149 Avg Hits Per Day  64,339 Avg Bytes Xferred Per Day  941.21MB

June 2008

There were 247 articles on The Art Of Middle Eastern Dance as of October 29, 1999. In June 2008, the top 25 articles were:

1. Goddesses of Ancient Egypt (9,903 accesses)
2. Teacher & Performer Directory (7,967 accesses)
3. How Do I Get Belly Rolls to Work? (6,603 accesses)
4. Links (4,834 accesses)
5. Shira's Classes (3,599 accesses)
6. Shira's Photo Gallery (3,165 accesses)
7. How to Make a Circle Skirt (3,097 accesses)
8. Belly Dance Costume Patterns (2,923 accesses)
9. Translation for Inte Omri (2,694 accesses)
10. Translation for Habibi Ya Nour el Ain (2,693 accesses)
11. Ask the Costume Goddess: Harem Pants (2,481 accesses)
12. Teacher & Performer Directory for Canada (2,461 accesses)
13. Ancient Egyptian Art: An Introduction (2,346 accesses)
14. Belly Dance and Weight Loss (2,255 accesses)
15. Hip Bumps and Squeezing Glutes (2,108 accesses)
16. How To Find A Local Class (2,071 accesses)
17. Glossary Of Belly Dancing Terms (2,011 accesses)
18. Middle Eastern Music - An Introduction (1,956 accesses)
19. Forward and Back Shimmy (1,903 accesses)
20. Symbols From The Middle East (1,859 accesses)
21. Table of Contents for This Web Site (1,839 accesses)
22. Styles Of Belly Dance In The United States (1,769 accesses)
23. How to Do A Backbend (1,764 accesses)
24. Dance of the Seven Veils (1,759 accesses)
25. Student Costume (1,740 accesses)

August 1999

If you're curious how things have changed over the years, here are the top 25 articles as they existed in August 1999:

1. Teacher & Performer Directory (5,563 accesses)
2. Links (4,973 accesses)
3. Shira's Classes (3,773 accesses)
4. How To Find A Local Class (3,668 accesses)
5. Symbols From The Middle East (2,478 accesses)
6. Clip Art By Meira (2,261 accesses)
7. Styles Of Belly Dance In The United States (2,151 accesses)
8. Student Costume (2,138 accesses)
9. Sword Tips & Tricks (1,968 accesses)
10. Belly Dance Costume Patterns (1,891 accesses)
11. How to Do Stomach Rolls (1,648 accesses)
12. What to Do if You Can't Find a Local Class (1,591 accesses)
13. Table of Contents for This Web Site (1,425 accesses)
14. Translation To Habibi Ya Nour El Ain (1,307 accesses)
15. Glossary Of Belly Dancing Terms (1,295 accesses)
16. About Shira (1,279 accesses)
17. Translation to Inte Omri (1,259 accesses)
18. Translation to Simarik (1,227 accesses)
19. The Goddesses Of Ancient Egypt (1,117 accesses)
20. Translation to Aba'ad (1,030 accesses)
21. How to Do A Backbend (1,009 accesses)
22. Costuming Ideas for Short-Haired Dancers (1,002 accesses)
23. How to Do a Forward-and-Back Shimmy (966 accesses)
24. Ancient Scenes (Papyrus) (953 accesses)
25. Arabian Faces (951 accesses)

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These are arranged in chronological order of when they were received. I'd like to thank each and every award site featured below for granting me their awards. I know it takes a lot of hard work to sift through the massive number of sites on the web to find just the few that grab your attention, and I appreciate their taking the time to look at mine and offer me their award.

• Won in 1998, the first full year Shira.net was online
• Won in 1999
• Won in 2000
• Won in 2006

Why there aren't any more recent awards: the way most web site awards work is that the webmaster needs to apply for them. The webmaster completes a form on the award site, and the owners of that award visit the site to determine whether it is worthy. If they feel it does deserve their award, they will grant it. In 2000, I stopped applying for awards. I felt I had received enough to validate my vision for Shira.net!

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I truly regret the need to say all of this, but I've been driven to it by people who stole things from my site. If this theft continues, it could drive me to remove this site from the web. So please be an honorable member of the Internet community, and cooperate with my requests.

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