The 'Sema Ayin-i Şerifi' or the 'Blessed Rite,' a traditional whirling ceremony, was held this year as part of the 752nd ...

KONYA, Turkey -- Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The French modern dance troupe Ballet Preljocaj took the stage at Royce Hall, UCLA, last weekend to explore a Westerner’s concept of transcending the ego. On Saturday, the Whirling Dervishes of ...

When eminent techno DJ and producer Carl Cox embarks on his first North American tour in fifteen years, he’ll be making only a dozen stops, in Mexico, for the Electric Daisy Carnival, and in a handful ...

KONYA, Turkey — Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar ...