Thursday June 25th-- Dancing in Spain. Its the essence and culture of the land; and the epitome of this is The Flaminko dancing... On Thursday our guide Tino took us to photograph a dance practice with some of the most amazing dancers of Granada. These women were amazing; their agility, speed, grace and love of the dance was evident through their dancing. We spent the entire morning photographing these women and witnessing their art; later in the day we returned back to the hostel and had our final lesson with Tino... he was returning back to his village to see his family for a few days before Saturday for Turkey. Tino has been recently filming a documentary in Turkey about the culture and poverty of the Muslim women around Istanbul. Some of his stories were remarkable. Tino says that Turkey is a beautiful and safe country, with areas very similar to that of the Southern Coast of Spain. However poverty has greatly impressed itself upon many Muslim women in the area. Out of every 100 illiterate women in Turkey, 75 our women. These women are sometimes persecuted by ruthless husbands and distraught by religious tradition. Yet Tino is focussing on the hope in the eyes of the young muslim women... It will be very interesting to watch the documentary.
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