Male belly dancers, known as zennes, have wiggled into popularity in Istanbul over the past few years. Photo: Mathias Depardon for The Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—In the dimly lighted and ...
When Segah dances, everybody cheers. His hips slope then shake; the muscles on his stomach vibrate with the coin belt across his loins. The drumbeat speeds up. The glitter on his chest and the gold ...
AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...