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Man watching a belly dancer performance. Smiling woman in a clothes for oriental dance sniffing flowers in the garden, slow motion Smiling woman in the clothes for oriental dance sniffing flowers in ...

Egyptian authorities arrested belly dancer Linda Martino at Cairo airport on June 22, accusing her of “corrupting public morals” with provocative dance videos. An Egyptian belly dancer has reportedly ...

An Italian-Egyptian belly dancer has been sentenced to a year of hard labour in Egypt on charges of violating public morality. Linda Martino, who has over two million followers on Instagram, was ...

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An Italian belly dancer has been arrested and detained in Egypt for “using seductive techniques”. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag is a naturalised Italian, but was born in Egypt and holds Egyptian ...

“She used seductive techniques and provocative dances to incite vice.” With this accusation, professional belly dancer Linda Martino - two million followers in the North African country - was arrested ...

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 ...

Some young Egyptians are trying to reclaim belly dancing as part of their country's artistic heritage, pushing back against decades of stigma — Khaled DESOUKI As belly dancing gains popularity ...