Whirling dervishes from the Sufí Nur Ashki Al Yerráhi Community of Mexico perform the Sema (or Sama) ritual at the Kiosco Morisco, a Moorish-style pavilion in a public park in central Mexico City. Sema, a form of worship and meditation in the Sufi Muslim culture, is a ritual in which dancers known as whirling dervishes spin on an axis accompanied by vocal and instrumental music.
Mayela Sánchez, GPJ Mexico
Whirling dervishes from the Sufí Nur Ashki Al Yerráhi Community of Mexico perform the Sema (or Sama) ritual at the Kiosco Morisco, a Moorish-style pavilion in a public park in central Mexico City. Sema, a form of worship and meditation in the Sufi Muslim culture, is a ritual in which dancers known as whirling dervishes spin on an axis accompanied by vocal and instrumental music.
Mayela Sánchez, GPJ Mexico
Whirling dervishes from the Sufí Nur Ashki Al Yerráhi Community of Mexico perform the Sema (or Sama) ritual at the Kiosco Morisco, a Moorish-style pavilion in a public park in central Mexico City. Sema, a form of worship and meditation in the Sufi Muslim culture, is a ritual in which dancers known as whirling dervishes spin on an axis accompanied by vocal and instrumental music.
