Shoruk is a belly dancer, electronics engineer and a refugee from Egypt. They are gender fluid and dance to support the ...

Manu Schwingel chats with Aleya, a belly dancer and teacher based in Cairo, about the art form and her career. Manu: As I can hear in your videos, your English skills are very good, because you were ...

She is likely to remain in jail for at least two more weeks. A belly dancer was detained in Egypt for "using seductive techniques" in her dance videos posted to Instagram. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, ...

Sohila Tarek Haggag, known as Linda Martino on Instagram with 2.2 million followers, was arrested at Cairo Airport on June 22 for posting provocative belly dance videos. Egyptian-born Italian belly ...

Originating in the Middle East, belly dancing has evolved to incorporate a variety of styles in the regions it has spread to over the centuries. Now, as it continues to gain popularity internationally ...

Belly dancing in Egypt faces stigma despite growing global popularity and heritage value Safy Akef, linked to a dance legend, has never performed on stage in Egypt due to lack of respect Choreographer ...

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their ...