Shakira's Middle Eastern Roots

Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015, 6:14 pm

By:James Fraser

Is Shakira an Arab woman? Well, not exactly. However, her father is an Arab man. As we told earlier, Shakira's father, William Mebarak was born in Lebanon. Now this means, Shakira is half-Arab and half-Colombian. Shakira keeps saying that she is very proud of her Arab heritage. Her famous belly dance moves belong to the Arab culture. Shakira's grandmother taught her belly dance. She also taught the Arabic language to Shakira. In this photo, Shakira was seen waving a Lebanese national flag at one of her concerts.

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