We were invited to the premiere of 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑚3𝑑𝑎𝑛 by Nasa4nasa this summer. We have been closely following the collective’s work in the contemporary dance space, often foregrounding the body in…
Ali Abdelfattah is an accomplished male bellydancing instructor.
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Sama al-Masry is a belly dancer, singer and television host, who ran the “Feloul” channel (a reference to remnants of the old…
The Musicians Syndicate banned female singers from wearing "revealing clothes" during live performances on stage and in music videos on Monday reported Al-Arabiya,…
Two belly dancers are facing charges of debauchery and promoting immorality in their music video clips, the latest in a string of…
The actress and dancer Salma al-Foly was arrested on Monday on charges of “tarnishing Egypt’s reputation” and “harming public morals” after a…
The State Council court banned two satellite channels on Wednesday deemed mouthpieces for the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. In two unrelated incidents, religious…
«I’d like to make a few notes on belly-dance beyond the moral debate around justifying it as a non-sexual act or glorifying it as a true…»
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