A unique dance performance is coming to Thalia Mara Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 23. But don’t expect eye-catching costumes, a spectacular light show and booming music through a state-of-the-art sound ...

KONYA, Turkey: Arms crossed over their hearts, hands resting on their shoulders, the dervishes start their dance. They turn on themselves, slowly sliding their hands along their bodies before raising ...

When the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey dance, nobody applauds. It's not that audiences are unappreciative. On the contrary, the dervishes–from the Istanbul-based Mevlevi Order of Sufis–regularly sell ...

(CNN)-- The dance of the Whirling Dervishes is not only a sight to behold for spectators, it is a sacred ritual for followers of this mystical and philosophical strand of Islam. The Order of Mevlevi, ...

There is a sense of unity of thought which speaks of the fundamental one-ness of all religions. Sufism is a teaching based on love. There is a sense of unity of thought which speaks of the fundamental ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whirling dervishes mark the 744th anniversary of the death of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, the father of Sufism who lived in the 13th ...

KONYA: Arms crossed over their hearts, hands resting on their shoulders, the dervishes start their dance. They turn on themselves, slowly sliding their hands along their bodies before raising them, ...