The Taliban in Afghanistan shocked the world late last month when they beheaded 17 people, allegedly for the crime of dancing at a mixed-gender gathering. Which prompts the question: Does Islam forbid ...

A group of young people are dancing in public in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The women and men perform a Sufi Islamic dance known as Sema. The group’s members hope that dancing in mixed groups ...

Drums pounded hard as a circle of men, their shoulder-length hair whirling through the air, spun their heads in a trance. In the middle of the circle, other men pierced their heads with knives and ...

Popular Islamic musician Saoti Arewa was filmed dancing closely with a woman at a burial reception held in Gbagada, Lagos The video went viral online, with many questioning whether such behaviour was ...

On Jan. 22, The Durango Herald ran a brilliantly written column by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, headlined “Don’t dance around Islamic extremism.” The author’s point was: Call it what it ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A group of young Afghans – both women and men – is coming together in the country’s war-torn capital to practice a mystical Sufi Islamic dance. The group’s founder says she ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — A group of young Afghans – both women and men – is coming together in the country’s war-torn capital to practice a mystical Sufi Islamic dance. The group’s founder says she sees ...