7 OF A 20-PICTURE PHOTO ESSAY A THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015 PHOTO
In this Thursday, April 30, 2015 photo, a whirling dervish spins during a performance in collaboration with the Al-Tannoura Egyptian Heritage Dance Troupe at the El Dammah Theatre in Cairo, Egypt. The art form draws its roots from the ecstatic movements of Sufi Muslim mystics seeking a state of delirious oneness with God. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil), APTOPIX