Girls learn ballet steps in conservative Upper Egypt
1,477 views · Published 2 March 2017 · 1:58 · Indexed 20 October 2026
Channel: Arab News · 2017 · News & Politics
In Egypt's conservative southern province of Minya, young girls in black leotards and white tights wobble on their tip toes to classical music in a room painted with colourful motifs. It's a surprising scene in the traditional province, which more often makes headlines for family feuds or sectarian violence against its large Coptic Christian minority.
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