Beyond its historical and symbolic aspects, the dance is deeply rooted in Egyptian folklore. Since they arrived in Egypt, Sufi brotherhoods have welcomed audiences who come specifically to watch ...

When it was made: Sometime between 332 and 150 B.C., during the Ptolemaic period Related: 2,000-year-old RSVP: A birthday invitation from the Roman frontier that has the earliest known Latin ...

Amid the drumbeats and celebratory chants of a zaffa, which means a procession or march in Arabic, a couple’s journey into ...