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 ...

AL ALAMEIN CITY, EGYPT / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2024 / The second edition of Alamein Festival 2024 celebrated Egypt's diverse cultural identity, heritage, and folk traditions. Part of the iconic ...

ISLAMABAD, July 25 The brilliant performance by a 13-member Egyptian folk dance troupe at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) ended about ten years of cultural isolation between the two ...

In one of the buildings in Qasr El-Nil street, where the walls are defaced by many company and store signs with glaring colours and neon lights, a brass name-plate states, in genuine Arabic ...

Visakhapatnam: Egyptian folk, Sufi, Manipuri and Sugali dances of Banjaras enthralled the packed audience on the concluding day of the Chali festival, which began on January 31 at the Araku Valley.

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 ...

Mahmoud Reda, a pioneer of Egyptian folk dance, passed away on 10 July 2020 at the age of 89. Ahram Online here republishes an interview with him from December 2010 In one of the buildings in Qasr ...