While Arab politicians might avoid visiting Israel at any cost given its hostile status and disputes over the still unresolved occupation of Palestinian land; Arab belly-dancers are reportedly having ...

As a human rights group publishes details of a bloody campaign of hate being waged against gays in Iraq, Rami Abdelrahman speaks to members of a recently founded initiative for gay, lesbian, bisexual ...

Japan is in the middle of a nascent belly-dancing boom. Over the last few years, the expressive dance has won a growing number of devotees who are drawn to its colorful garb, captivating rhythms, and ...

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret. Despite ...

(RNS) — Atheer Yacoub spent her childhood between the occupied territories of the West Bank and the heart of Alabama, a mix that never failed to get a laugh from friends in New York, where she moved ...

IN her white lab coat and glasses, Yasmin Bushby looks every inch your stereotypical scientist. The 30-year-old geologist is working to combat climate change as she researches carbon capture and ...

DUBAI, dec 14 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - No bombs. No bloodshed. No bin Laden. Belly dancing is the theme Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch says can best communicate the ...

Nora Fatehi, the Canadian dancer is known for her sexy belly dancing moves in the country. She recently stepped into the shoes of Sushmita Sen by performing in a modified version of Dilbar song in ...