Raqs is an Arabic word for dance. It carries with it history and tradition and emotion. For Sabra Nelson, dance is about all ...

The grand prisoner free-for-all has moved up a gear with plans to free more than 800 of them to tackle crowded jails in Scotland. It's a 'necessary and proportionate response to an emergency situation ...

Some young Egyptians are trying to reclaim belly dancing as part of their country's artistic heritage, pushing back against decades of stigma — Khaled DESOUKI As belly dancing gains popularity ...

Get those hips swinging, because Saturday, May 10, marks this year’s World Belly Dance Day. The website Days of the Year attributes World Belly Dance Day to the World Belly Dance Alliance, but other ...

Backlash as performer accused of misrepresenting Egypt at US music fest Egyptian performer Mohammed Ramadan appeared wearing an outfit likened to a belly-dance costume at a recent US music festival.

Tribal families from Neelabandha, a hillptop hamlet in Arla Panchayat of Rolugunta mandal in Anakapalli district, received electricity for the first time after Independence. Four households comprising ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Belly dance presented by six artistes from Lebanon captivated the audience under Deshantar at the open stage of Ravindra Bhavan on Tuesday, the third-day of five-day 40th ...

A Perth woman has found freedom and peace of mind through a unique style of belly dancing. Mum-of-one Emily Stewart took up Fat Chance Belly Dance (FCBD) 10 years ago and has not stepped back since.

Hayley and her husband Derek Hough later told PEOPLE how emotional it was to relive the harrowing moment before hitting the 'Dancing with the Stars' ballroom on Oct. 15 Esther Kang is a writer at ...

Yorkshire and belly dancing - not two words you'd often find so close together. If you’re not in the know, you’d be forgiven for not knowing that Egyptian belly dancing, steampunk festivals and a ...