In 2025, Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel founded BIYA Biya Productions, a new company that combines creative consulting with producing events aimed at creating spaces for people from the SWANA diaspora to ...

The pulse of Middle Eastern dance and music returns to the Big Apple as the New York Belly Dance Festival celebrates its second edition from March 20-22, 2026. This one-of-a-kind immersive weekend ...

I'm throwing a Kurdish party in Central London on December 22nd—my very own celebration featuring DJ Krises, a stunning belly dance show by Samara, and a lively mix of Kurdish, Iranian, and Arabic ...

Despite enthusiasm, the women don't reveal their faces on camera (Represetational) In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an ...

RIYADH – In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing – an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret. Despite their enthusiasm, none ...

In Arab communities, belly dancing has been form of artistic expression, entertainment and a staple of classic Egyptian cinema — Fayez Nureldine In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women ...

Actress Rashmika Mandanna sets the dance floor ablaze with her electrifying steps in new Thamma song Tum Mere Na Huye, dropped by Universal Music India on Monday. The two-minute-42-second-long video ...

In Egypt, ballet and belly dance represent two distinct yet culturally significant forms of expression, each with its own history, challenges, and societal interpretations. Belly dance in Egypt may ...

Priyanka Chopra, a desi by heart, is often spotted supporting local talents and hardworking, self-taught individuals. Recently, when a 16-year-old girl, Lavanya Das Manikpuri, from Chhattisgarh ...