The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Editor's Note: Because the Dervishes do not speak English, Dervish Ahmet ?alisir's ...

I placed the silver DVD labeled "Whirling Dervishes" into my laptop. A haunting, Middle-Eastern melody resonated from the speakers, providing the perfect accompaniment to the twirling white figures on ...

The timing wasn’t deliberate, considering that the Whirling Dervishes’ Louisiana performances were scheduled long before the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. But it couldn’t be more perfect. “Their ...

URFA, Turkey — I saw the mesmerizing Whirling Dervishes at a circumcision party for a 9 ½-year old boy. The celebration was just one of the unexpected delights I encountered while traveling with the ...

This is truly a rare performance in the United States, and to the Lubbock community. The Whirling Dervishes performance starts with an introductory speech about Rumi, followed by Sufi Music and the ...

The reviews are in. This is how Dennis Kucinich's whirling dervish performance at yesterday's Democratic forum in Carson City, Nevada was noted: "Known for his quirky personality and unusual ...

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 ...