 photos: Mohamed El-Hebeishy A whirling dervish in his traditional red and green costume in Omdurman  From top: a rickshaw passing in front of Mahdi's tomb; a sad faced statue in the Ethnographic Museum, Khartoum; commonly known as Sebah Al-Laloba, 1,000 beads wrapped around this elder dervish's neck; dervishes during their Friday rituals at Hamad Al-Nil, Omdurman; Burj Al-Fateh, one of modern Khartoum's most stunning landmarks parent page (8 - 14 May 2008, issue #896) |