Ali Darwich, a gay Muslim influencer in Berlin, picks up a date from his plate, takes a sip of water, and addresses the 15 friends sitting around the table and breaking the Ramadan fast with him. The ...

When she started teaching belly dancing in Pune more than 15 years ago, there were many questions. “You will see in Arabic ...

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 ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just An Accident” became one of the buzziest films released in 2025 since its premiere on May 20 at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Against stiff competition, ...

Actor Akshaye Khanna’s unexpected dance sequence in Dhurandhar has turned into one of the film’s most talked-about moments, leaving not just fans but even the original creator of the song stunned. The ...

The internet sees dance videos every day, but Chhattisgarh-based Lavanya Das Manikpuri’s latest clip has emerged as an instant attention grabber. Her belly-dancing routine on Katrina Kaif’s Afghan ...

Actresses Krithi Shetty and Kalyani Priyadarshan have set the internet on fire with the fiery moves in the recently released song Abdi Abdi from the film Genie. The song composed by AR Rahman is the ...

For the first time ever, a full Bollywood-style song and dance has been featured in an Arabic movie called Sambosa Chapati. The song, Kidher Kidher, is directed by Saugat Bhattacharya, sung by popular ...

IN 1948, Tahiya Carioca, an Egyptian belly dancer turned actress, used her public voice to rally support for the Palestinian cause. She called on fellow artists to take a stand and speak out for ...

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 ...