06.23.2023 News I remember Magda: A friend’s tribute to a remarkable Shelter Islander Two Magda Saleh’s graced us here on Shelter Island. There was the public Magda Saleh, Ph.D., fluent in English, Arabic, Russian and French, with passports from the U.K., Egypt,...
06.20.2019 Around the Island Friday Night Dialogues: ‘Egypt Dances’ film screening and narration The film “Egypt Dances,” described by its creator, Shelter Island’s Magda Saleh, as a “time capsule,” will be presented Friday, June 21 at 7 p.m. as part of...
01.15.2012 Around the Island Island Profile: An Egyptian ballerina who dances à la Bolshoi Magda Saleh’s life, like Egyptian history, can be divided into distinct periods. In her case, there are four of them, half with attendant major “culture shock.” But looking back...