Her book is shorter and more measured than Mr Vidino's, and she has a surer grasp of the political dynamics of the Middle East, the soil from which the Brotherhood sprang.

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Basement Bhangra does feature artists who've performed at her parties over the years, but the songs on the CD are much shorter than what she could play in a room full of people dancing.

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Hemlines shorter than that tend to work best on the very young, says Ms. Azria, who is in her 40s.

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