Thursday, September 17, 2009

Ramadan Nights

 
As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan draws to an end, the Malls here put on nighly entertainment. Here you see spectacular Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning) a turning meditation practiced by the Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. Click here to learn more about Sufism.

1 comments:

Leif Hagen September 18, 2009 at 7:33 AM  

Great photo! I've never seen a "whirling Dervish" but it would be fun to see!

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