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

KOZHIKODE: The Sufi Foundation of India is arranging a retreat in Kozhikode on June 21 for those who want to immerse themselves in the bliss of Sufi meditation ...

We are standing in a circular, two-storied hall, built of timber and decorated with fine paintings. The central area is designed for dancing, the first-floor balcony ideal for viewing the Sufi ...

In the heart of Cairo, a new generation of Egyptian women is shimmying to rewrite the story of belly dance, an art form once ...

Bach mix with Vijay Gupta in Sierra Madre and ballet on a makeshift Television City stage are all parts of June's dance ...

Violinist Vijay Gupta's 'When the Violin' pairs Reena Esmail's piece based on 14th century Sufi poetry with Bach's 18th ...

What you seek is seeking you, O brother, you are a mere thought and what is left of you is some skin and bones. This is how the Sufi poet and scholar Jalal El-Din El-Rumi perceived the world. Born ...

Split by the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s education in Afghanistan, the sisters hoped to reunite in the US. But new ...

The Al-Kharrat family in Syria has kept the tradition of Sema, or the dance of the whirling dervishes, alive for decades. Under the Assad regime, they faced restrictions on permits and traveling ...

Manchester International Festival 2025 officially gets underway at 6pm today as a herd of life-sized puppet animals stampede through the streets of Manchester to launch the festival, travelling north ...

Manchester International Festival 2025 officially got underway at 6pm today as a herd of life-sized puppet animals stampeded through the streets of Manchester to launch the festival, travelling north ...