Mijwiz
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Mijwiz is a traditional musical instrument of ancient Egypt. The mijwiz is either a single- or double reed woodwind instrument that is shaped like a short recorder. Mijwiz are played in Egypt and other Arab nations as an accompaniment to belly dancing and other types of Arab musical performances. The mijwiz consists of two pipes of equal length, between 6 and 8 centimeters; each pipe has around five or six small holes for fingering. Although Egyptian in origin, the mijwiz is most popular in the Levant (Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria) and is associated with the Dabke, a folk dance where the dancers form a line and perform various motions of stomping, jumping, and kicking.