The Moroccan authorities this week cancelled a planned "Israeli" belly dancing festival. The Moroccan authorities this week cancelled a planned "Israeli" belly dancing festival amid protests over ...

LONDON -- The music being played was a famous song by the late Egyptian diva Umm Kalthoum. The dancing costumes were mostly imported from the Middle East, with hip scarves embellished with gold-plated ...

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You can scarcely tell, but on the second floor of this busy shopping center, beyond double glass doors, lies a transporting experience. Moroccan Nights isn’t just a restaurant that serves traditional ...

All aboard the Marrakesh express, folks. Via sights, sounds and eats, Pistache in downtown West Palm Beach is headed to spice land. The happening French bistro’s Tour du Mondeprogram—featuring special ...

Where do you look? Even looking feels like leering, with all those undulating stomachs and shimmering hips in the way. So I sit there with a polite smile on my face, pretending to contemplate the ...

DANVILLE — Shabnam Pena’s parents wanted her to become a lawyer or a doctor. “And I’m like, that’s not going to happen,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to be a performer, since I was little.” Her ...

Rakkasah East. Where: Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave., Somerset. When: 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.How much: $12-$15, discounts for ...

I'm not exactly sure when the belly dancing offered at Oakland's Tanjia changed from artful entertainment to artful panhandling. It could have been the third time the dancer shook her way over to our ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Lismore. Followed categories will be added to My News. IT WASN'T just the sounds and smells of of Morocco that filled the Ballina CWA hall last Wednesday, but the ...