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 ...

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 ...

Belly-dancing is said to date back to Pharaonic times but it is often frowned upon now for women to dance in public. The video of Ms Yousef, who is wearing a headscarf and a long-sleeved dress for ...