We call it "belly dancing," that alluring art form where dancers use their hips and torso in mesmerizing motion that is often seen as sensual and expressive. But in other places, the dance is referred ...

A belly dancer was detained in Egypt for "using seductive techniques" in her dance videos posted to Instagram. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, an Egypt-born and naturalised Italian, was arrested at Cairo ...

Farid Mesbaah, male belly dancer, hopped on a car in Cairo's Shobra district and strutted his stuff. He clanged metal castanets, magically converted his hips into pistons and twirled his head around ...

Sat 23, 4pm: Awladna Foundation’s 7th forum of Arts for Children with Special Abilities features music performances by Jingdezhen Girls Porcelain band (China), as well as troupes from Yemen and India.

Dar Al-Ifta says at an X Factor-style competition for belly dancers should be banned because it might 'serve interests' of extremists who oppose religion Religious authorities in Egypt have branded an ...

He was the screenwriting colossus behind Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Showgirls and more. Now clean, ‘Hollywood’s Shakespeare’ talks about today’s scared studios, his refugee trauma – and taking acid with ...