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 ...

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon remain the most mysterious of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Unlike the Great Pyramid of Giza, which can still be visited, scholars and historians are still ...

Male belly dancers, or “zennes,” were a mainstay of Turkish culture during the Ottoman Empire. Though Turkey today has been guided by its socially conservative Islamic government and culture, Istambul ...

With a 4-3 vote, the Richardson City Council on Monday approved a request to rezone a site for a new restaurant that will provide dining, hookah and live entertainment — including belly dancers — at ...