In this photo taken on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony in Konya, central Turkey. Every December the Anatolian city hosts a series ...

Whirling dervishes perform dances celebrating the teachings of mystic Sufi poet Rumi — Ozan KOSE The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi ...

Many religious and spiritual traditions incorporate dance as a pathway to the divine. Native American tribes of the Great Plains celebrate the cycle of birth and death during the Sun Dance. Some Jews ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fahima Mirzaie performs a Sema dance (Sufi Whirling) in Kabul Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Taking on an unorthodox task ...

“Poetry is what gets lost in translation” — a cliché yet profound statement. This is certainly true when translating from one language to another. However, what if one translates languages beyond the ...

Casting "Vortex25," a music video with across multiple styles of dance. Additional: Rate breakdown can be found in 'additional materials' below. All talent will be required to complete an NDA document ...

Mehmet Gunyeli’s body of black and white photographs, reduced to outline the Darvish dancers, haunt everyone who views them. His series Dervishers / Beliefs’ Dancing, executed in 2007, presents ...

KONYA, Turkey (AP) — Every December, thousands of people make a pilgrimage to the central Turkish city of Konya for 10 days of ceremonies and events commemorating the death of the 13th-century Islamic ...

The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi in central Turkey’s Konya. The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours ...