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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- As a boy in pre-war Baghdad, Adil Faraj dreamed of becoming a dancer, inspired by a Michael Jackson performance he watched on DVD. For over a decade, he pursued his passion ...

An ISIS bombing in Baghdad killed more than 300 Iraqis in early July. One of them, Adil Al-Faj, known as Adil Euro, went against cultural norms as a break dancer who dreamed of dancing in New York.

Baca enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after training to be a professional ballet dancer at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts in Torrington. Since returning from his deployment in Fallujah ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Hussein Smko’s encounter with an American soldier in Iraq led him to become a dancer. This week he performs in Pontus Lidberg’s work at the Joyce ...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- An Iraqi self-taught dancer who defied conservativism and threats ahead of his stage debut last year was among the scores killed in a massive suicide truck bombing over the ...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - As a boy in pre-war Baghdad, Adil Faraj dreamed of becoming a dancer, inspired by a Michael Jackson performance he watched on DVD. For over a decade, he pursued his passion ...