(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 ...

While some prominent Arab and Turkish belly dancers plan to take part in upcoming festival in Eilat, others condemn idea as treasonous given Israel's ongoing abuse, dispossession of Palestinian people ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

IN 1948, Tahiya Carioca, an Egyptian belly dancer turned actress, used her public voice to rally support for the Palestinian cause. She called on fellow artists to take a stand and speak out for ...

Doha: The Qatar Tourism Authority denied banning belly dancing at hotels in the country. "We have not issued the ban on belly dancing. The directive might have come from some other source," a ...

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 ...