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 ...

On July 16, a group of female musicians and dancers will perform the sama, a traditional dance of Sufi Islam, for the first time in Tehran. Thirty-five drummers will accompany the dancers of Ava-ye ...

Mirzaie, founder of a Sama Dance group dances with her teammates in Kabul Mirzaie, founder of a Sama Dance group dances with her teammates in Kabul KABUL (Reuters) - Fahima Mirzaie set up a dance ...

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 ...

Mouled is the celebration of the birth of Mohammed, Islam’s prophet. Worldwide, Muslims gather to hear poems and stories about the prophet’s life, recite the Qur’an, and enjoy festive music and foods.

A dancer performs Sufi dance at Wekalet El-Ghoury in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen) A dancer performs Sufi dance at Wekalet El-Ghoury in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xin ...

Dancers perform a Sufi dance at Prince Taz Palace during Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, on March 19, 2024.(Photo: Xinhua) A dancer performs a Sufi dance at Prince Taz Palace during Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, ...

What do you bring to Kathak as an individual? I am told my sense of rhythm combined with exceptional grace is what my audiences like most about me. But I think that my strength to be innovate, ...

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 ...

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 ...