Google the term “belly dance” and the first images the search engine offers are of white women in flowing, diaphanous skirts, playing at brownness. How did this become acceptable? The term “belly ...

IN her white lab coat and glasses, Yasmin Bushby looks every inch your stereotypical scientist. The 30-year-old geologist is working to combat climate change as she researches carbon capture and ...

Egypt may be the cradle of Arabic dance, but homegrown talent has become hard to find. That's why today many of the most successful belly dancers come from abroad, like Johara a.k.a. Ekaterina ...