When Segah dances, everybody cheers. His hips slope then shake; the muscles on his stomach vibrate with the coin belt across his loins. The drumbeat speeds up. The glitter on his chest and the gold ...

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.In Arab communities, belly dancing has ...

The Arab world isn't known for its progressive outlook on queer culture or fluid gender roles. But Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch isn't letting that stop him from freely expressing himself, in ...

The online magazine Ozy covers people, places and trends on the horizon. Co-founder Carlos Watson joins All Things Considered regularly to tell us about the site's latest discoveries. This week, he ...

Men and women are different. I know. You're all, we knew that already. Because of the whole stand-up-vs.-sit-down thing. But I'm not talking about physical differences. I am talking about differences ...

Get those hips swinging, because Saturday, May 10, marks this year’s World Belly Dance Day. The website Days of the Year attributes World Belly Dance Day to the World Belly Dance Alliance, but other ...