High-profile Egyptian belly dancer Sama el-Masry was sentenced to three years in prison Saturday after prosecutors said she posted sexually suggestive videos to TikTok. El-Masry, 42, was arrested in ...
The high-profile Egyptian belly dancer Sama El-Masry has been sentenced to three years in prison over claims of "inciting debauchery and immorality" on social media, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram ...
CAIRO, June 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A high-profile Egyptian belly-dancer, Sama el-Masry, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds ($18,500) on Saturday for ...
A famed belly dancer with legions of followers on social media finds herself behind bars in Egypt, accused of "violating public morals" for plying her craft. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, who dances ...
Egypt-based Armenian dancer Sofinar (popularly known as Safinaz) was referred on Tuesday to the misdemeanor court on charges of "insulting the Egyptian flag." A businesswoman and hotel owner in ...
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 ...
An Italian belly dancer of Egyptian descent was arrested in her native country for “using seductive techniques,” according to media reports. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, a naturalized Italian citizen ...
In the cold winter months following the holidays, what better time is there to try something new? That was Iman Moussa’s train of thought last year, and she knew just what to do. As the owner of the ...
CAIRO, June 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A high-profile Egyptian belly-dancer, Sama el-Masry, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds ($18,500) on Saturday for ...