The Sema Ceremony comemmerates the passing of Hz. Mevlana Jelaluddin RUMI, known in the west as a 13th-century mystic poet. He also founded the Mevlevi...
from filmmaker Aryana Farshad's amazing film of spiritual rituals and visits to sacred locations in her native Iran-- "Mystic Iran" (2002) 52 minutes.from 2004...
These are whirling dervishes from Damascus, Syria. They performed with Sheikh Hamza Shakur and his singing group. They are of the Sufi persuasion of Islam...
