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A belly dancer stirred a wave of anger among Shiites in Egypt as she appeared in an Egyptian movie raving to a song praising Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Imam Ali ...

Egyptian belly dancer Dina is currently the most in-demand dancer in Egypt, especially for those happy occasions – we mean weddings by that! However, according to Elaph news, Dina has bigger ...

The singers, Omar Kamal (L) and Hamo Beeka (C), were convicted of "violating family values" Human rights groups have criticised an Egyptian ... with a Brazilian belly dancer.

One of Egypt’s most popular and influential voices in the Arab hip-hop music scene, Wegz has released a new single titled Ana ...

Aya Youssef said she had returned to work as a teacher on Tuesday In Egypt ... Belly-dancing is said to date back to Pharaonic times but it is often frowned upon now for women to dance in public.

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Known for movies ‘Tamr Henna’, ‘4 Banat we Zabat’, ‘Aziza’, and ‘Lahalibo’, Akef was not only a trailblazer in dance, but ...

Haya" is a powerful and thought-provoking performance that sheds light on the challenges and triumphs of female belly dancers in contemporary Egypt.