A lion dance troupe formed by students from the Confucius Institute, University of Nairobi, on March 12. WANG YUXI/CHINA DAILY Around May 2022, Anthony Kahuro, a kung fu teacher at the Confucius ...

The following is an excerpt from Greater Philadelphia and the World (Vol.3), the third of a three-volume book series. The Greater Philadelphia: A New History ...

A Georgian dance studio has inspired a group of Ukrainians living in Prague. The school's adult troupe is made up of mostly Ukrainian women keen on Georgian culture. One performer says Georgian dance ...

The “pollera,” a bell skirt with layered petticoats, is the traditional dress of Indigenous women in Bolivia’s highlands.

For nearly 20 years, local women photojournalists trained and employed by Global Press documented life in places rarely seen in global media. From moments of everyday resilience to intimate portrayals ...

This discrimination is often compounded in many conservative South Asian cultures where homosexuality is still stigmatized and viewed as a violation of religious or family values. In addition, women ...

For the first time in the nearly 20 years since its founding, Princeton University Ballet is being led by Black women. The ...

The United Nations has inscribed a Taita traditional dance, Mwazindika, to safeguard it from extinction, recognising the ...

The 2025 Africa Week, an annual celebration of African cultures in Korea, will spotlight the continent’s rich music and dance traditions during this year’s edition. Co-hosted by the Korea-Africa ...

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

(The Conversation) — A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious learning within Orthodox Judaism. (The ...

Everyone knows about the greats like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and others who propelled the folk movement in the 20th century. But what about the unsung heroes, the “deep cut” artists who don ...