This page is a shrine tribute to the most beautiful women in the world... The most sensuous, exotic, mysterious, shallow at times, deep at heart, demanding, simple, complex, proud, humble, imprisoned, free... My dream is to bring Hollywood and the World to bow down to the exotic, unique and un-rivaled beauty of Middle Eastern women.
Saint Thomas in the Egyptian desert monastery was tempted by visions of them... The following was written about his temptations:
"Ah! Bel ermite! Bel ermite!... Si tu posais ton doigt sur mon épaule, ce serait comme une trânée de feu dans tes veines. La possession de la moindre place de mon corps t'emplira d'une joie plus véhémente que la conquête d'un empire. Avance tes lèvres..." La Tentation de Saint Antoine (The Temptation of Sain Anthony) from Joseph Cambell's The Hero With A Thousand Faces.
(Translation from French: Ah! Beautiful hermit! Beautiful hermit!... If you put your finger on my shoulder, it would be like a trail of fire in your veins. The possession of the lower part of my body will fill you with a joy more vehement than the conquest of an empire. Advance your arms...).
Mohammad, the prophet of Islam, described Paradise as being full of them:
"But the true servants of God shall be well provided for, feasting on fruit, and honored in the gardens of delight. Reclining face to face upon soft couches, they shall be served with a goblet filled at a gushing fountain, white, and delicious to those who drink it. It will neither dull their senses nor befuddle them. They shall sit with bashful, dark-eyed virgins, as chaste as the sheltered eggs of ostriches." The Ranks (37) #42-
Abraham's wife Sarai , the Bible tells us, was so beautiful the Pharaoh of Egypt knew about her and treated Abraham well for her sake:
"When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that she was a very beautiful woman. And when Pharaoh's officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. He treated Abram well for her sake..." Genesis 12:14
Finally, I would like to encourage more and more middle-esatern women to develop professionally and get more involved in business and politics for it is my belief that they are the new evolutionary force that will bring the middle east back to its position of economic and cultural prominence in the world for Arab men in general have become too complascent and hard-headed.
- Below is my shrine tribute to Arab Beauty on Krasiva:
My Shrine Tribute to Arab Beauty on Krasiva
Flowers of Allah - Shrine Tribute to Muslim Women
- Some of my Photos of Middle Eastern women. This is a life-time project of mine.
 Zina |
 Arab Eyes... Kill Me |
 Abir Downtown |
 Ghannoush |
 @ A Middle Eastern Party in LA |
 Habibi Middle-eastern |
 AUBabes 2005 |
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 Mary The Copt |
 Christ Is Risen |
 Number 77 |
 Inexplicable Gaze |
 Café Habibi Krasivas |
 Natalie Kordahi |
 House of Lebanon Krasivas |
 BO18 Girl |
 Nelly |
 Forgive me father |
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 @ Cafe Habibi |
 M/E Hips 2 Die For |
 AUBabes 2005 |
 Hajar's Eyes |
 More Middle Eastern Hips |
* "Batool and Imaan" and "Sohat" were published in The Voice, the english-language monthly magazine for forgeign students of Leuven, Belgium in the 7th April/May 2002 issue, year 5, in the article "Lifting The Veil" (article on the discrimination against muslim women in the west).
Click here for a list of female Arabic names and their meaning.
I need your ideas, comments and contributions.
PS: Any middle-eastern women from Lebanon interested in modeling, I'm always looking for new models to work with in the production of conceptual artistic images for this site. On projects such as this, the shooting is done on the basis of a trade of services (modeling for photography) which is worked out between the model and myself before the shoot (a signed model release along with a photo ID is required for all shoots). Please email for more info.
Sincerely,
Rami E. Cremesti BS, MS - Founder
AMALID.COM
Santa Monica, CA
Last Updated: March 10, 2005