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 ...

A dancer performs Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on March 12, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) A dancer performs ...

Dancers perform Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2023. Tanoura is an Arabic word, which means ...

The tanoura, or whirling dervish, is a dance that developed out of meditation rituals associated with Sufism, or Islamic mysticism. Dancers throughout the Middle East practice variations of this dance ...

Cairo (AFP) – 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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...