Dervishes ululate at the sound of drums during a Sufi Muslim ceremony of al-Talia al-Kestezania to commemorate in the month ...

Muslims currently make up about half of ... Turkey's pre-Islamic faiths and devotion to their deceased wise men, known as dervishes", said The New York Times. The movement was once spread ...

Sufism has shaped and been shaped by diverse historical, cultural and personal contexts. This manifests through poetry, art, ...

Since Ramadan is regarded as a national occasion in Lebanon, its festivities are en­joyed and celebrated by all Muslims and non-Muslims in this country.

For the many Muslims who come to Konya for Şeb-i-Arus ... meanings are not lost behind the fanfare of Şeb-i-Arus. The dervishes, bedecked in white robes, arms raised to the heavens as they ...

Historian William Dalrymple journeys to Morocco, Turkey, Syria and Pakistan to explore whirling dervishes ... Capturing performances of renowned Muslim musicians such as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ...

An interesting paper, based on personal knowledge, describes an interview with the Chelebi Effendi, the leader of the Dancing Dervishes, a Persian by origin, a scholar and theologian, intimately ...

Dervishes ululate at the sound of drums during a Sufi Muslim ceremony of al-Talia al-Kestezania to commemorate in the month ...