As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, ...

Once iconic figures of Egypt's cinematic golden age, belly dancers have watched their prestige wane, their art increasingly ...

Photo for representational purposes only. Faisal Bashir for Kashmir Observer By Aisha Hasnain Last intervening ...

The seventh-century Arabic poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah is said to have been deeply in love with a woman named Layla. He wrote to her and about her constantly, so much so that after his death, he was ...

One of the first decisions you’ll make for your new pet leopard gecko is to determine its name. Sure, they don’t quite ...

Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of the founder of the Mughal Empire. She is the only Mughal woman known to have ...

The word peridot comes from the Arabic “faridat,” which means “gem.” Most peridot formed deep inside the earth and was delivered to the surface by volcanoes. Some also came to earth in meteorites, but ...