CAIRO – Egypt's vice police on Thursday arrested the owner of a belly dancing TV station on suspicion of operating without a license, inciting licentiousness and facilitating prostitution, a security ...

At a Cairo wedding hall, Russian belly dancer Anastasia Biserova shimmied to the dance floor in a bright, high-slit skirt and an elaborately sequined bra top. She swirled her diaphanous pink shawl and ...

CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s top religious body demanded Wednesday that a new belly-dancing TV show be suspended for ‘corrupting morals’ and serving ‘extremists’ who could use it as a pretext to depict ...

Traditional belly dancing arose in Egypt in the early 20th century with the rise of evening cabarets and has been declining a century later owing to the lack of suitable public venues It is a late ...

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 ...

The belly dancer and film actress made a lasting impression on Egyptian movies, taking leading roles in several successful musical films. Today marks 26 years since Gamal's passing from this world ...

“Here, there is a growing trend to invite foreign belly dancers to weddings, nightclubs and other events.” At a Cairo wedding hall, Russian belly dancer Anastasia Biserova shimmied to the dance floor ...

CAIRO -- Egypt's top religious body demanded Wednesday that a new belly-dancing TV show be suspended for "corrupting morals" and serving "extremists" who could use it as a pretext to depict Egyptian ...

'Al-Raqisa' — or 'The Dancer — was suspended after just one episode By Alex Ritman The Square Berlin Film Festival - H 2014 Reality shows rarely fall short when it comes to controversy, but they don’t ...