Whirling Dervishes
January 25th 2008 During our stay in Khartoum we had the opportunity to check out the "Whirling Dervishes". Every Friday the Sufi Muslims gather at the cemetery and take part in an interesting religous ceremony that involves lots of chanting and dancing. The idea being that the ceremony brings them closer to God. Some of the participants work themselves into such a trance by spinning and hopping around that they
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